Gwanghwamun Style: BTS Touts Netflix Livestream as Comeback Kickoff

K-pop juggernaut BTS will mark its return with a global livestream, BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG, airing exclusively on Netflix March 21 at 8 p.m. KST (3 a.m. PT/6 a.m. ET).

Broadcast from Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square, the performance coincides with the release of the group’s new album, ARIRANG (BIGHIT/HYBE), due March 20, and serves as the first global stage appearance of its comeback after compulsory military service (someone's gotta keep Kim Jong-il in line).

Netflix will follow the stream with BTS: The Return, a documentary about the making of ARIRANG, premiering March 27. The project offers a behind-the-scenes look at the group’s path back after its hiatus.

The rollout arrives with plans for the ARIRANG 2026–27 world tour, spanning 34 regions and 82 shows across Asia, North America, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East.