K-pop boyband BTS drive fans wild with major update after military service forced hiatus
The five-time Grammy nominees - who range from ages 27-32 - reportedly amassed 7.3M members of their devoted ARMY fanbase to tune into the 30-minute livestream via Weverse.
'We'll be releasing a new BTS album in the spring of next year,' BTS said in a statement.
'Starting in July, all seven of us will begin working closely together on new music. Since it will be a group album, it will reflect each member's thoughts and ideas. We're approaching the album with the same mindset we had when we first started.'
The sensational septet - J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, Jungkook, Suga, RM, and V - begin recording new music in the States this month where they'll 'plan a world tour.'
'We'll be visiting fans all around the world,' the Bangtan Boys teased. 'So we hope you're as excited as we are.'
But first, BTS fans can buy their first-ever, 22-track live album Permission to Dance on Stage - dropping July 18 - which was recorded during their 12-date tour from 2021-2022 that drew 4M attendees.
On Instagram, fans went wild over the comeback with user @ebekshsika commenting with a crying emoji: 'Hearing their greeting as OT7 after so long!'
'I've been waiting so long for this moment, OT7 together again,' Instagram user @gii_20_06_ gushed.
Instagram user @fatima155039 excitedly listed off their birth names: 'Kim Namjoon! Kim Seokjin! Min Yoongi! Jung Hoseok! Park Jimin! Kim Taehyung! Jeon Jungkook! BTS!'
'Finally we saw them together,' Instagram user @jeon.jungkook96s wrote.
Instagram user @notaf_lover commented: 'Honestly the happiest I've been since they left.'
'This was the best,' Instagram user @bjaleh agreed. 'I have missed them so much.'
On June 11, singers Jungkook and Jimin were photographed in Yeoncheon-gun after being discharged from their mandatory military service.
BTS said in a statement: 'Starting in July, all seven of us will begin working closely together on new music. Since it will be a group album, it will reflect each member's thoughts and ideas. We're approaching the album with the same mindset we had when we first started'
On Instagram, fans went wild over the comeback with user @ebekshsika commenting with a crying emoji: 'Hearing their greeting as OT7 after so long!'
'I've been waiting so long for this moment, OT7 together again,' Instagram user @gii_20_06_ gushed
One day earlier, leader/rapper RM and singer V were also photographed as they were discharged from their mandatory military service in Chuncheon.
BTS (short for Bangtan Sonyeondan or 'Bulletproof Boy Scouts') have sold over 40M records, they average 27.3M monthly listeners on Spotify, but all seven members have reached 2B streams on the platform as soloists.
Speaking of which, singer Jin is next scheduled to bring his solo, 18-date RunSeokjin Ep. Tour to Japan's Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 4-6 in Chiba this Saturday.
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