Overview
- Speaking at W Korea’s Love Your W event with j-hope and V, RM said the group is preparing an album, shooting photos and a music video, and told fans to look forward to late March.
- RM bantered about restarting dance practice with j-hope and said, "Let’s start tomorrow," signaling choreography work is beginning.
- Billboard notes this is the first time a member has personally confirmed a specific timeframe after earlier agency hints toward March.
- BTS previously told fans in a July Weverse Live that full-group activities would resume in the first half of 2026.
- The band has said a spring album is planned alongside a world tour, following their last full group album Proof in 2022 and a 2023 anniversary single.