Seoul, March 20, 2026 (AFP) - BTS to drop new album ahead of comeback mega-gig

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K-pop megastars BTS release a new album Friday a day ahead of a huge comeback concert in Seoul, a record billed as reflecting the maturing boy band's "beginnings and identity". It comes after a hiatus of almost four years to allow all seven BTS members to perform around 18 months of military service, compulsory for all young men in South Korea. "We are trying to find out what makes us BTS," the group's leader, RM, 31, said in a video shared prior......

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