As if anticipation could be any higher than it already is, a trailer for the Netflix concert special BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG has arrived.
Starting with a flashback to the day BTS announced they would be taking a break from group activities for each member to complete his mandatory military service and focus on solo projects, we hear the bandmates saying in Korean “So emotional,” “I really miss them” and “Let’s get back out there!” as we see footage of hordes of their lightstick-wielding fans.
“We promised our fans that we’d be back,” RM says next — and they’re coming back in a huge way.
Streaming live from Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, on March 21, BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG will broadcast the first full BTS group concert since 2022. Following the arrival of their comeback album ARIRANG on March 20, RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook will hit the stage together for the blockbuster show the next night.
In the trailer — soundtracked by a sweeping, orchestral version of the BTS song “Mikrokosmos” from 2019’s Map of the Soul: Persona — each member gets a solo showcase, with two individual shots and their names displayed in bold, white typeface.
“Witness the homecoming,” reads a message across the screen.
The live concert special will be directed by Hamish Hamilton — who most recently helmed the Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show and the 2026 Grammys — and executive produced by HYBE, BIGHIT MUSIC, Guy Carrington, Garrett English and Kevin Hermanson, with production company Done + Dusted. Fans can tune in live to Netflix at 8 p.m. KST on Saturday, March 21, which is an early 7 a.m. ET and 4 a.m. PT for American ARMY.
The March 21 comeback concert precedes the BTS WORLD TOUR ARIRANG, which kicks off April 9 in Goyang, South Korea, with three dates, and wraps next year in Manila, Philippines. U.S. fans will have a chance to see some of the international shows before BTS arrive Stateside on April 25, with a live airing of their April 11 concert in Goyang being broadcast in movie theaters, as well as the April 18 concert in Tokyo.
Watch the trailer above and see the new poster for the special below.
