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Last night, a British rapper sold out KINTEX in Korea. First ever solo show in Seoul. Tickets gone in minutes. Central Cee landed on White Day 🍬 — and honestly? Best White Day gift Korea got this year. UK drill + Show Me The Money era Korea = a crowd that knew every single word 🇰🇷🎤 Lucky enough to get a ticket. And the after party at Lion Club? Started at 2AM. Still completely packed. Korea doesn’t just follow global music. Korea absorbs it. #CentralCee #Seoul #KoreanLife #UKRap #KINTEX

@Forbes 7 guys from Korea who just finished mandatory military service. Now Forbes is talking about them shattering music industry records. As someone living in Seoul — this never gets old 🇰🇷💜 #BTS_ARIRANG

BTS Is Back—And Expected To Shatter These Music Industry Records go.forbes.com/TAx6Va

@Genius @bts_bighit "Life Goes On" in 2020. "ARIRANG" in 2026. 6 years. Military service. Solo chapters. And now they're back together 🇰🇷💜 That's the BTS story only Korea truly understands #BTS_ARIRANG

tonight marks the return of @bts_bighit 🙌 after a four year hiatus, the group is back together and dropping their new album 'ARIRANG' 💿🔥 to celebrate we had to throw it back to 2020, where the group joined us on #verified to break down their hit song "Life Goes On" 🎶

@AppleMusic @bts_bighit 🎧 ARMY Radio on BTS release day. While the world tunes in from home — I'm here in Seoul, where it all began 🇰🇷 Today is not just a music drop. It's a homecoming 💜 #BTS_ARIRANG #ARMYRADIO

Are you ready, ARMY? 🎧 Tune in to hear surprise messages from @bts_bighit ahead of the release of ARIRANG. apple.co/AM1

@netflix The whole world will be watching Seoul on March 21. I'll actually be there 🇰🇷💜 #BTSLiveonNetflix #BTS_ARIRANG

The world will be watching!!! BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG March 21 8pm KST / 4am PT LIVE worldwide exclusively on Netflix #BTSLiveonNetflix #BTS_ARIRANG

@btschartsxdaily Every Korean man does mandatory military service. BTS did it. All 7 of them. And they came back with THIS message. Welcome home 🇰🇷💜 #BTS_ARIRANG

[NEWS] #BTS Message to ARMY 😭💜 “We sincerely thank ARMY for waiting for us for such a long time. We missed you all a lot too, and the fact that the seven of us can be together again is more precious than anything else. We will come to you through music, performances, the upcoming world tour, and various other activities. Please feel free to enjoy yourselves, and are you ready to enjoy it with us? We have prepared many stages for you to enjoy together, in addition to the album, so let's have fun together. We truly love you” #BTS_ARIRANG

2 days. Seoul is ready. Gwanghwamun Square — right in front of a 600 year old palace — becomes a stage for BTS on March 21. 🇰🇷 The whole world watches Seoul that night 💜 #BTSLiveonNetflix #BTS_ARIRANG

@bts_bighit It's March 19th in Seoul right now. Tomorrow 1PM KST — ARIRANG drops. 🎵 The day after — Gwanghwamun Square, live on Netflix. 🎤 2 days. The whole world watches Seoul. 🇰🇷💜 #BTS_ARIRANG #BTSLiveonNetflix

📣𝐃-𝟏📣 내일 13시 'SWIM' MV가 최초공개 됩니다. Join the "SWIM" MV premiere at the link below. Don't miss the special countdown with BTS! 🏊‍♂️ Mar 20, 1PM (KST) | 0AM (ET) 🔗 youtu.be/b4iVv91Z6lY #BTS #방탄소년단 #BTS_ARIRANG #BTS_SWIM #KEEPSWIMMING

BTS named their comeback album "ARIRANG." Arirang is Korea's oldest folk song. Koreans sing it when they're separated. Koreans sing it when they reunite. After 4 years apart — they couldn't have picked a better name 🇰🇷💜 #BTS_ARIRANG #ARIRANG

@lollapalooza @aespa_official A K-pop girl group from Seoul headlining one of the biggest festivals in the world. As a Korean, I never get tired of seeing this 🇰🇷🔥 #AESPALOOZA2026

ready for AESPALOOZA 2026 ❤️ @aespa_official

@billboard @btschartsxdaily 7 Korean guys who just finished mandatory military service. Now back-to-back on Jimmy Fallon. Living in Seoul right now feels surreal 🇰🇷💜 #BTS_ARIRANG

BTS are officially taking over 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' with back-to-back appearances, marking the first group interview since completing military service. 💜 Details: bit.ly/477N4k8

@lollapalooza JENNIE at Lollapalooza. K-pop is no longer a genre. It’s a headline. 🇰🇷🔥 #Lollapalooza2026

LOLLA 2026 🔥 Presale starts Thursday, 3/19 at 10am CT with guaranteed lowest-price 4-Day Tickets for ONE HOUR ONLY. Sign up now at lollapalooza.com

@WBCBaseball 🇻🇪 First final. First title. Venezuela made history tonight 🏆 What a tournament. What a team. #WBC2026 #WorldBaseballClassic #Venezuela

TEAM VENEZUELA WINS ITS FIRST #WORLDBASEBALLCLASSIC!

Team USA showing up to a baseball final in hockey jerseys 😂 Korea is out. But we're watching tonight. USA 🇺🇸 or Venezuela 🇻🇪 — who wins? Drop your pick 👇 #WBC2026 #WorldBaseballClassic #WBC

Everyone picked USA from day one. But Venezuela just knocked out Japan. Venezuela just knocked out Italy. Don't sleep on them tonight 🇻🇪⚾ #WBC2026 #WorldBaseballClassic

@netflix Jin just got out of the military and he's already headlining Netflix. Living in Seoul right now feels surreal 🇰🇷 #BTS_ARIRANG #BTSLiveonNetflix #JIN #BTS

Jin BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG. March 21 8pm KST / 4am PT. LIVE worldwide exclusively on Netflix. #BTSLiveonNetflix #BTS_ARIRANG

@btschartsxdaily @scarletsorc2 In Korea, a BTS comeback isn’t just music news. It’s a national event. Streets, offices, group chats — everyone knows. 🇰🇷 #BTS_SWIM #BTS_ARIRANG #BTS

📊| #BTS’ “SWIM” MV Teaser #1 has surpassed +500k likes on YouTube! — It’s the fastest 2026 teaser to surpass this mark ! youtu.be/GuPhSLBYOeg?si… SWIM TEASER OUT NOW #BTS_SWIM #BTS_ARIRANG

@choidot Before BTS changed the world, BIGBANG owned it. T.O.P is back. Korea remembers. 🇰🇷 #TOP #BIGBANG #DESPERADO

[NEWS] 260318 #TOP New Song Teaser Uploaded 🆕 DESPERADO youtu.be/4XLPQR3Go-c?si… #CSH1IntoAnotherDimension #choiseunghyun #최승현 #崔胜铉

@YouTube @lesliearavena2 21 minutes. 1 million views. Korea is not surprised. 🇰🇷 #BTS_SWIM #BTS_ARIRANG #BTS

Something is coming… 무언가 온다... #YouTube #BTS_ARIRANG #BTS_SWIM

Tonight decides who faces USA in the WBC Final. 🏆 🇮🇹 Italy — undefeated. Cinderella story nobody saw coming. Beat USA, beat Puerto Rico. 🇻🇪 Venezuela — knocked out defending champ Japan. Ronald Acuña Jr. is in another gear. Korea watched every single game of this tournament. 🇰🇷 Who wins tonight? #WBC2026 #Italy #Venezuela #WorldBaseballClassic #RonaldAcunaJr

@Spotify @scarletsorc2 Arirang is a song about longing and reunion — sung for generations when Koreans were separated from loved ones. BTS named their comeback album this after 3 years apart. The symbolism writes itself. 🥺

Got questions about ARIRANG? Drop them below ARMY 👇