BTS, full weight class raised through solo activities of "Career High".

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BTS is proving the ideal virtuous cycle structure of solo and team activities. Through a successful solo career, he raised the weight class of the entire group to the next level, amplifying expectations for his return to the team.

BTS will make its comeback with its fifth full-length album on March 20. It is the first complete return in three years and nine months. During the team hiatus, they steadily approached fans with new song releases and performances. Members without official activities showed off BTS's influence on major global music charts.

Jin won the hearts of global listeners with her solo albums 'Happy' and 'Echo'. It helped imprint the BTS's presence on the listener of the genre by presenting band sound music. The title songs of the first and second albums, "Running Wild" (53rd place) and "Don't Say You Love Me" (90th place), were put on the main Billboard song chart "Hot 100" in the U.S. In particular, "Echo" ranked third, its own highest ranking, on the main album chart "Billboard 200." With this album, Jean first entered the UK's 'Official Albums Top 100' at number 63.

Jin met music fans around the world with his first solo fan concert tour '#RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR'. The Kyocera Dome Osaka performance was "perfectly sold out" to the top eight floors and the viewing limit seats. The Dallas American Airlines Center was the first Korean solo artist to sell out all the tickets. At the Anaheim Honda Center in the U.S., he strengthened his team's status by gaining meaningful keywords such as a Korean singer who drew the largest audience ever.

J-Hope's global move was also notable. Last year, he worked on a single project that led to "Sweet Dreams (feat. Miguel), "MONA LISA" and "Killin' It Girl (feat. GloRilla)." Along with the release of the new song, he appeared on a domestic music broadcast and left a gift-like stage for his fans. The world tour 'j-hope Tour 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' gave great satisfaction to those who waited for BTS's performance. J-Hope mobilized about 524,000 people with 33 performances in 16 cities and demonstrated the capabilities of the "World Class Performer."

Even without official music activities, BTS's influence continued. Jimin's second solo album "MUSE" title song "Who" ranked 57th on the main song chart "Hot 100" in the 2025 Year End Charts released by Billboard. Jimin's "Who" (21st), Jungkook's solo single "Seven (feat. Latto)" (74th), and Jin's "Don't Say You Love Me" (151st) were in the "Global 200." The three songs above and j-hope's "Killin' It Girl (feat. GloRilla)" ranked in the "Global (excluding the United States)."

A career that has expanded into solo activities is expected to create synergy with full-body activities. Recently, the British music magazine NME cited BTS's new album as one of the "most anticipated albums of 2026" and said, "Each member will show the process of creating a musical direction with an honest inner mind. This comeback will have a huge impact," he predicted.

BTS's fifth full-length album, which will be released on March 20, will contain a total of 14 songs. The members melted the sincere feelings and concerns they had accumulated during their past journey into the track.

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