Overview
- BIGHIT Music released an animated teaser that opens with a title card citing The Washington Post’s May 8, 1896 story about seven Korean students at Howard University and the first known recordings of “Arirang,” with a disclaimer that the film is a modern reimagining.
- ARIRANG, billed as BTS’s fifth full-length LP, arrives March 20 with 14 tracks overseen by HYBE chair Bang Si‑hyuk, with credits listing collaborators including Diplo, Ryan Tedder, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, Flume, JPEGMAFIA and Mike WiLL Made‑It.
- The group will stage BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG at Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square on March 21, with a global livestream on Netflix.
- New artwork presents all seven members in formal suits in a portrait style that echoes early 20th‑century photography, reinforcing the campaign’s past‑to‑present visual through‑line.
- BIGHIT said the project aims to introduce the story and emotions of the folk song to international audiences, with a world tour set to begin April 9 in Goyang.