On the evening of July 1, all 7 members of BTS (Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, Jungkook) reunited in a live broadcast on the global fandom platform Weverse. This is their first appearance as a full group on the platform, in nearly 2 years and 9 months.
The live broadcast was a meaningful moment for BTS and their fan community, ARMY, when the group gathered together for the first time after a long hiatus due to military service.
Jimin started the broadcast with the saying, "We are back. Finally we are together again".
J-Hope's recent solo tour of "Hope on the Street" also became a main topic of the conversation. Some members attended J-Hope's performance at Goyang Sports Complex, while some members even went on stage to perform with J-Hope.
Jin recently held a fan solo concert called Run-Seokjin: Episode Tour on June 28-29. The members praised his eldest brother's piano performance and expressed their admiration.
The highlight of the broadcast was the announcement of BTS' next group album. The leader of RM shared an interesting update, he said: "We will make a great album. Starting in July, we will start focusing on creating new music products together.
When RM asked about the album release date, V responded enthusiastically: "Spring next year!". This confirms that BTS' new album is expected to be released in the spring of 2026.
Jimin further explained, "Some of you may expect something right after we were discharged. But we can't prepare anything when we serve in the army. So we will start from now.
Although the album's details were not disclosed, the members hinted that this would be a full-length studio album. If so, this album will be their first full album since Map of the soul: 7, released 6 years ago.
V also revealed that he plans to work in music in the US. After that, RM said that the members may run a mobile composition camp: "We can start in the US and move to many different places."
At the end of the live broadcast, RM told fans, "Our new album, our first album in 6 years, will be released in the spring of next year. We are also planning a world tour after that. Please wait a little longer.
