RM Reveals When BTS’ Long-Awaited Comeback Is Happening: ‘We Have to Keep Preparing’

RM spoke — and j-hope and V nodded. The long-discussed spring comeback for BTS is now practically confirmed.

At W Korea’s Love Your W event on Wednesday (Oct. 15) in Seoul, RM attended alongside bandmates j-hope and V, where he dropped a major update during an onsite social media interview with the magazine. When asked about his plans for the end of the year, RM replied, “We have to keep preparing for the album — we’ll shoot the album photos and film the music video. Please look forward to late March,” signaling a definitive comeback timeline.

When j-hope playfully asked, “It’s been a while — should we start dance practice again?”

RM laughed and replied, “Let’s start tomorrow.”

Beside them, V twirled in place as if dancing, radiating his signature upbeat energy.

Following the completion of all members’ mandatory military service in South Korea, BTS announced during a Weverse Live broadcast in July that the band would resume full-group activities in the first half of 2026. While the agency had previously hinted at a March comeback, this marks the first time members have personally confirmed a specific timeline.

BTS last released a full-length group album, Proof, in June 2022, before entering a hiatus due to the members’ enlistments. Aside from the 10th-anniversary single “Take Two” in 2023, the group largely focused on individual projects. In July, BTS gifted fans their first-ever live concert album, PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE – LIVE, which debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 chart.

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