{"id":455599,"date":"2026-06-01T15:22:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/455599\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T15:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:22:15","slug":"13-years-after-debut-bts-stages-triumphant-return-to-where-it-began","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/455599\/","title":{"rendered":"13 years after debut, BTS stages triumphant return to where it began"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26e688c9-5f8b-4a10-ad7c-cf39b47c3b5e.jpeg\" style=\"height: auto; aspect-ratio: 1000 \/ 1350; width: 100%\" alt=\"A promotional poster for BTS FESTA \/ Courtesy of BigHit Music\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A promotional poster for BTS FESTA \/ Courtesy of BigHit Music<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">BTS will celebrate its 13th debut anniversary as a full group with the return of BTS FESTA \u2014 an annual two-week festival where the group rolls out rare music and digital content as a gift to its global fan base \u2014 unveiling a packed schedule of events alongside a pair of highly anticipated, sold-out stadium concerts in Busan later this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">The group released the timetable for \u201c2026 BTS FESTA\u201d through its official social media channels Sunday, outlining nearly two weeks of carefully curated archival events leading up to its June 13 debut anniversary. This year\u2019s theme, \u201c13(B)TS,\u201d underscores a symbolic new chapter beyond the group\u2019s first 12 years, framing a narrative of BTS and its global fan base, ARMY, embarking on their next collective era together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">The festival begins Wednesday with the release of the group\u2019s annual family photo, a signature anniversary tradition dating back to 2014. A performance video for \u201cHooligan,\u201d a standout track from the group\u2019s fifth full-length album \u201cARIRANG,\u201d will follow Thursday. Additional documentary-style content, including \u201cNORMAL LOG\u201d and \u201c13 SIDE FILM,\u201d is scheduled for the weekend, offering fans an intimate look into the members\u2019 current daily lives and candid, unscripted moments behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">The group\u2019s popular self-produced variety program will also return Tuesday and Wednesday under the moniker \u201cRun BTS 2.0.\u201d The original series remains a cornerstone of the band&#8217;s digital ecosystem. Its recent three-part special, \u201cRun BTS: BTS\u2019s Trip,\u201d alongside related promotional teasers, has already approached 30 million cumulative views on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">On June 12, BTS will officially release \u201cCome Over,\u201d a track previously available exclusively on the deluxe vinyl edition of \u201cARIRANG.\u201d Produced by Suga, the song centers on themes of resilience and finding one\u2019s way back to a loved one despite periods of uncertainty. Concurrently, the group will drop a limited-edition picture disc vinyl version of the album.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">The celebrations will culminate at Busan Asiad Main Stadium on June 12 and 13 as part of the \u201cARIRANG\u201d world tour. The sold-out shows mark the group\u2019s first performance in Busan since October 2022, when they took the stage for the city\u2019s World Expo bid. The band concluded its 15-show North American leg on Thursday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, drawing 840,000 attendees across five cities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">This article was published with the assistance of generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A promotional poster for BTS FESTA \/ Courtesy of BigHit Music BTS will celebrate its 13th debut anniversary&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":455600,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[156,157,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-455599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}