1 of 3 | BTS returned with the album “Arirang” and a music video for “Swim” on Friday. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
South Korean boy band BTS is back with new music.
The K-pop superstars released the album Arirang and a music video for the single “Swim” on Friday.
The “Swim” video opens with Riverdale actress Lili Reinhart rushing into a museum filled with exhibits of model ships. The scene then changes to show BTS as sailors aboard the ship Arirang.
Arirang marks BTS’ first full-length album in over five years. The group last released Be in November 2020 before announcing a hiatus in 2022 to allow the members to fulfill their mandatory military service in South Korea and pursue their solo careers.
BTS will promote Arirang with a free concert Saturday at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul that Netflix will stream as a live music special. The boy band will also appear March 25 and 26 on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon to perform and give an interview.
In April, BTS will kick off their Arirang world tour.
BTS consists of RM, Suga, J-Hope, Jin, Jungkook, V and Jimin, and made its debut as a group in 2013.
BTS in America: Red carpets, activism, K-pop performances
Left to right, Kim Tae-hyung, also known as V, Min Yoon-gi, also known as Suga, Kim Seok-jin, also known as Jin, Jeon Jung-kook, Kim Nam-joon, also known as RM, Park Ji-min and Jung Ho-seok, also known as J-Hope of BTS, attends the annual Billboard Music Awards held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on May 21, 2017. The group won Top Social Artist at the event. In June, they made Time’s new list of the Most Influential People on the Internet. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
