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| Arirang | ||||
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| Released | March 20, 2026 | |||
| Recorded | July–November 2025 | |||
| Length | 41:13 | |||
| Label | Big Hit | |||
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Arirang is the upcoming fifth studio album by South Korean boy band BTS. [a] It is scheduled to be released on March 20, 2026 by Big Hit Music. [3] The album will be the group's first release in over three years, after the group went on hiatus for each member to complete their military service. [4]
To promote the album, BTS is set to embark on the Arirang World Tour, scheduled from April 2026 to March 2027. [5]
On October 12, 2023, music executive Bang Si-hyuk told Bloomberg that BTS's next album would be a tenth anniversary project of their The Most Beautiful Moment in Life three-part series of albums. [6] BTS shared that they had begun to work together in July 2025, and on August 22, RM shared through Weverse that the band was "working diligently" on their new album. [7] [8] On November 1, 2025, Jimin told fans that the album was finished and ready for release. [9]
On New Year's Eve 2025, fans in South Korea with Gold Member status received a postcard teasing the date of the group's comeback. [10] On January 4, 2026, Big Hit Music announced the group's comeback with an album, accompanied by a world tour. [11] The title was later revealed on January 15, referencing the Korean folk song of the same name. [12] [13] Big Hit Music stated Arirang "captures BTS' identity as a group that began in Korea". [14]
As promotion for the album, BTS will hold a concert, entitled BTS The Comeback Live | Arirang, at Gwanghwamun Square on March 21, 2026. The concert will be exclusively streamed on Netflix. [15] On March 3, BTS revealed the album's track listing and production credits. [16] [17]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Body to Body" |
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| 3:09 |
| 2. | "Hooligan" |
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| 3:02 |
| 3. | "Aliens" |
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| 2:47 |
| 4. | "FYA" |
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| 3:00 |
| 5. | "2.0" |
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| 2:49 |
| 6. | "No. 29" | 1:38 | ||
| 7. | "Swim" |
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| 2:39 |
| 8. | "Merry Go Round" |
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| 3:49 |
| 9. | "Normal" |
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| 3:01 |
| 10. | "Like Animals" |
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| 3:09 |
| 11. | "They Don't Know 'Bout Us" |
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| 2:44 |
| 12. | "One More Night" |
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| 2:47 |
| 13. | "Please" |
| Spry | 2:52 |
| 14. | "Into the Sun" |
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| 3:47 |
| Total length: | 41:13 | |||