Netflix has announced that the much-awaited return of BTS will be available to ARMYs across the globe soon. The streaming giant and Hybe have struck a partnership that is sure to get fans excited as the K-pop group makes its comeback.
Straight from Gwanghwamun in Seoul, BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG will be streaming on Netflix March 21, 2026, at 8 p.m. KST/7 p.m. Philippine time. Marking the release of their new album ARIRANG, this will be the first time RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook will be performing on one stage after the members finished their mandatory military service.
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Expected to kick off their highly anticipated world tour, BTS will be taking to the Gwanghwamun stage to showcase their fifth studio album that is “deeply reflective body of work that explores their identity and roots.” The tour will run across 34 regions for 82 shows in Asia, North and Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East until 2027.
Aside from the event livestream, Netflix will be showing a documentary, BTS: THE RETURN, beginning March 27, 2026. The documentary film follows the making of their newest album where the seven members reunited in Los Angeles to craft new music after some time spent being apart and undergoing personal changes. Directed by Bao Nguyen (The Stringer, The Greatest Night in Pop) and produced by This Machine and HYBE, the documentary highlights what went on behind-the-scenes as BTS retakes the music world with new music and new performances.
BTS: THE RETURN shows the group as they face “quieter questions: how to begin again, how to honor the past without being bound by it, and how to move forward together. Through moments of doubt, laughter, and rediscovery, they create new music that reflects who they are now,” promising an intimate look at the new inner workings of BTS.
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BTS has already cemented their place in pop music history with their sold-out concerts and phenomenal album sales. Tickets for their upcoming concerts sell out in a matter of minutes as eager fans queue up hours ahead to snatch them up. Even celebrities like Lea Salonga aren’t immune to the BTS’s appeal.
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BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG also marks a milestone for Netflix as it will be its first-ever live event broadcast from Korea to be livestreamed globally. Netflix is set to add more events to its live programming that is expected to thrill even more fans in the future.