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\n\tIt\u2019s a new era, new look for BTS<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tThe K-pop superstars return next Friday, March 20 with Arirang<\/em>, for what will mark the group\u2019s fifth album and first full-band release in six years.<\/p>\n \n\tAhead of the big day, BigHit Entertainment shares the LP\u2019s artwork, which sees RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook looking dapper, and rather serious, in suits.<\/p>\n \n\tAll grown up. Ready for business. Each member of the septet gets a closeup, too.<\/p>\n \n\tThe septet has previously posted the 14-song tracklist for Arirang<\/em>, the followup to 2020\u2019s Be<\/em>, which debuted at No. 1 on the\u00a0Billboard 200<\/a>\u00a0in 2020 and housed the\u00a0Billboard Hot 100<\/a>-topping hits \u201cLife Goes On\u201d and \u201cDynamite.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe mature new look for BTS is appropriate for this K-pop juggernaut, which assembles after its members last year completed their service in the South Korean military, opening the door for another album cycle.<\/p>\n \n\tThe lads are without question one of the giants of K-pop, with six No. 1s on the Billboard 200 chart, including the 2022 anthology\u00a0Proof<\/em>, and six No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100. BTS\u00a0was awarded the IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year twice, in 2020 and 2021, becoming the first act to win consecutively.<\/p>\n \n\tThe long-awaited comeback will be accompanied with a live experience, BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG<\/em>, which will stream live from Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, the following day, on March 21.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tArirang<\/em> takes its name from a traditional Korean folk song. \u201cTranscending time and generations, the song has long been associated with emotions of connection, distance, and reunion,\u201d reads a press release on the collection, issued by BigHit in January. The recording is said to be \u201ca deeply reflective body of work\u201d that explores the pop superstars\u2019 \u201cidentity and roots,\u201d the statement continues.<\/p>\n \n\tCheck out the Arirang<\/em> artwork below.<\/p>\n