After completing mandatory South Korean military service, the K-Pop powerhouse BTS is releasing its first original studio album in six years.
Big Hit Music, BTS' record label, announced on Sunday, Jan. 4 that the boy band will release its fifth studio album on March 20. The name of the new album has yet to be shared, but it will be the band's first original studio album since the release of "Be" in 2020. The band's latest project was an anthology album called "Proof," released in 2022.
"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," a Big Hit Music statement announcing the album said.
BTS' fifth studio album officially drops on Friday, March 20 at 1 p.m. KST (Korea Standard Time) (Thursday, March 19 at 11 p.m. ET). The album will be available for pre-order starting on Friday, Jan. 16 at 11 a.m. KST (Thursday, Jan. 15 at 9 p.m. ET).
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