{"id":350781,"date":"2026-03-17T13:16:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/350781\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T13:16:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:16:27","slug":"bts-jimin-im-so-nervous-before-groups-return-with-arirang-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/350781\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS&#8217; Jimin &#8216;I&#8217;m So Nervous&#8217; Before Group&#8217;s Return With &#8216;Arirang&#8217; Album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe long wait is almost over. And while ARMY are revved up into a frenzy with just five days to go before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/bts\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BTS<\/a> release their eagerly anticipated fifth album, Arirang, even the K-pop supergroup\u2019s members can\u2019t avoid feeling some butterflies as they prep their first full-band release in six years.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/bts\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bts-430-344x344.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/jimin\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ji-min-7g4-344x344.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cARMY Everyone, the album will be released soon! I\u2019m so nervous that I don\u2019t know what to do,\u201d wrote singer Jimin in a translated <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/weverse.io\/bts\/fanpost\/2-171298230\">Weverse post<\/a> on Sunday afternoon (March 15) accompanied by a new selfie in which he sports platinum blonde dyed hair. \u201cI hope you listen to it happily, and I\u2019ll finish it off well and show you a great side!! Please look forward to it I love you \ud83d\ude0a\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIt has been a long four years for ARMY as they have patiently awaited the conclusion of all seven band members\u2019 compulsory South Korean army service. Each day, however, is bringing the reality of their comeback closer, including last week, when they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/bts-new-arirang-artwork-1236198604\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dropped the album\u2019s artwork<\/a>, which finds RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook looking dapper and ready for business in dark gray and black business suits. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe 14-song Arirang is the follow-up to 2020\u2019s Be, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart and featured the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits \u201cLife Goes On\u201d and \u201cDynamite.\u201d It remains to be seen if BTS can recapture the unstoppable momentum the group had before the long layoff, but if past is in any way prologue, their six previous No. 1s on the Billboard 200 chart could pave the way for a smooth return to the top.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe group will flood the zone in the next few weeks, which will include a concert, BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG, that will stream live from Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea on Saturday (March 21). They also recently sent ARMY on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/bts-arirang-scavenger-hunt-search-album-clues-1236193322\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">scavenger hunt<\/a> in the lead-up to the album\u2019s release via a mobile game hosted by Google that involves trivia questions and challenges themed around the Bangtan Boys. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFollowing Arirang\u2018s release, BTS will embark on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/bts-tour-dates-2026-2027-1236153981\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">massive world stadium tour<\/a> in 2026 and 2027, slated to launch on April 9 in Goyang, South Korea before arriving in the U.S. on April 25 for the first of two shows in Tampa, Fla.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2HpFicp.png\" alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The long wait is almost over. 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