Overview
- BIGHIT MUSIC confirmed preorders open on January 16, 2026, with the 14-track album set for global release on March 20 at 1 p.m. KST.
- Cities, dates and venues for the 2026 world tour will be announced January 14 at 12:00 a.m. KST on official channels.
- All members contributed to songwriting and production, with recording completed months earlier following sessions in Los Angeles, according to reports.
- BTS marked the rollout with handwritten New Year letters and messages to ARMY on Weverse, which drove widespread trending activity online.
- Media expect a stadium-scale, multi-continent itinerary and speculate on Latin American stops such as Mexico and Brazil, but no tour markets are confirmed yet.