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BTS The 5th Album is set to release on Friday, March 20th at 1pm.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

BTS’s upcoming album marks the first album released by the group in three years and nine months, according to BigHit Music: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“The members were deeply involved in the creation of the songs, infusing their own thoughts and colors into them while musically expressing the emotions and struggles they have experienced along their journey.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The album is set to have 14 tracks, and preorders open at 11 am, Friday, January 16, 2026 (KST). Following BTS The 5th Album, BTS will be going on a world tour. The tour schedule will be announced separately on January 14 at 12 am. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

BTS debuted in 2013 under Big Hit Music (HYBE Labels) with the single album 2 Cool 4 Skool. BTS released their first Korean and Japanese-language studio albums, Dark & Wild and Wake Up respectively, in 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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