The wait is over, K-pop fans—BTS are back. The South Korean band confirmed their highly anticipated comeback on Tuesday, scheduling a new album and tour for next year.

Announcing the news during their first live stream since all band members completed their mandatory military service, the seven-strong group said they would head to the US later this month to begin working on new music.

“Hey guys, we are back,” Jimin said, with the group adding that their album would be released in spring 2026.

“We’re also planning a world tour alongside the album. We’ll be visiting fans all around the world, so we hope you’re as excited as we are,” the band said.

It will be BTS’s first world tour since the group’s Permission to Dance on Stage tour back in 2022.

And the new album will be the band’s first full-length release since 2020.

All South Korean men must do 18 months in the military, which forced the world’s most successful boy band in recent years to pause their careers at the height of their global fame in 2022.