BTS' New Album 'Arirang' Is Finally Here
By Kory Grow
Published on March 20, 2026.
BTS' fifth studio album, Arirang, is out now. The group's members have been working on solo releases and/or serving mandatory military service in South Korea for the past five-and-a-half years. The album was produced by RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook, who all moved to Los Angeles to make it, for the first time in nearly four years. In addition to the 14-track record, they will release a video for the song "Swim" on March 21 at Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square, and will perform in the U.S. for Spotify x BTS: SWIMSIDE in New York on March 23. They will embark on an 82-date world tour, officially titled BTS World Tour 'Arirang', which will run through March of next year. Songwriters and producers included Pdogg, Diplo, Kevin Parker of Tame Impala, Flume, JPEGMAFIA, Mike WiLL Made-It, Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, El Guincho, and Teezo Touchdown.
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