K-pop group BTS returns with an epic live concert in Seoul

NPR | By Adrian Ma

Published March 22, 2026 at 5:26 PM EDT

The K-pop band BTS returns with a live concert in Seoul after an almost four-year absence while its members were doing military service.

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