BTS Launches Comeback 'Album And Tour' Countdown With New Website; ARMYs Scream 'History Loading…'

Things

have started rolling out ahead of BTS' highly awaited return on stage. After BIGHIT Music officially announced the K-pop group's comeback date on March 20, 2026, BTS launched an official comeback countdown. On January 3, fan pages started buzzing with the new information with many locking their calendars. Its seven embers, Jin, J-Hope, Suga, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook are set to make a full-group comeback this year, after a hiatus due to their military duties. The OT7 got discharged in June 2025, barring Jin and J-Hope who returned in June and December 2024 respectively.

Album & Tour Countdown on Official Website

BTS' dedicated website (2026bts.com) was unveiled featuring a prominently displayed countdown clock leading up to the crucial date in March. The site includes tabs labeled 'Album and Tour', though full details on those sections are not yet available to the public. This countdown marks the first major official signal from the group that a new era is imminent after nearly four years without group activities.

ARMYs say 'hype is real'

Many ARMYs reacted to the website launch. A user wrote on X (formerly Twitter), "76 DAYS. ALBUM AND TOUR. OT7 IS BACK. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. ARMY waited through every single enlistment, every "see you soon", every countdown — and now we're finally HERE. 2026bts is now my homepage, my wallpaper, and my reason to live for the next 76 days." Another fan wrote, "BTS fans going wild over a countdown—classic hype machine." A third comment read, "Oh 2026 is gonna be their 2019 I can just feel it all over again." One post read, "The countdown says it all. This isn’t hype, it’s precision. Album. Tour. Time ticking. When BTS moves, the world adjusts. History loading…"

BTS rang in New Year with ARMY

The countdown followed BTS wiping their Instagram page clean and teasing fans with subtle hints that something big was coming ahead of New Year. Alongside this digital celebration, the members greeted ARMYs with a Weverse livestream on their fan platform, where they rang in the New Year with a countdown along with their fans and expressed their excitement for 2026.Fans around the world are now closely watching the evolving Album and Tour sections on BTS’s official site to uncover more clues about the music, concept, and anticipated itinerary for their first world tour in years. Many have already started guessing game around the members' social media posts, stories and captions.