BTS performs at Gwanghwamun stage for the first time after releasing their new album, Arirang (Courtesy: AP)BTS Comeback 2026 Arirang Concert LIVE Updates: BTS is returning to the stage on Saturday for the first time in nearly four years, performing a comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Square in the heart of Seoul before an expected crowd of up to 260,000 fans.
The concert, titled BTS The Comeback Live: ARIRANG, marks the first full-group performance since the band paused activities in 2022, when all seven members enlisted for South Korea’s mandatory military service. Suga was the last to complete his service in June 2025, paving the way for the group’s return as a complete unit.
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The seven members, RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook, announced their comeback in January 2026 and released their new album ARIRANG on Friday, March 20, one day before taking the stage at one of Seoul’s most historically significant public squares.
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Authorities expect the crowd to stretch over a kilometre from the main stage to Sungnye Gate, in what would mark one of the largest public gatherings in the area since the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup.
The concert is also notable for how it is being broadcast. BTS The Comeback Live: ARIRANG is streaming live exclusively on Netflix, the group’s first major collaboration with the platform, bringing the Seoul performance to a global audience in real time.
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