BTS reunited for ARIRANG after what felt like an extremely long hiatus due to military service, and left ARMYs around the world thrilled. The K-pop group’s fifth album, as expected, created and shattered multiple records. Needless to say, it has also been topping charts consistently. Amid all this, ‘s vice president Kim Hyun-Jung is setting the story straight on group’s disbandment rumours, leaving ARMYs relieved. These rumours began as the band went on a hiatus in 2021, when the boys were leaving for the military.
BIGHIT MUSIC Directly Responds To BTS Disbandment Rumours
During a recent interview with The JoongAng, the BIGHIT MUSIC VP revealed how the members coming back after such a long time was the hardest part of preparing for the new album. When asked about the viral rumors surrounding their disbandment during enlistment, she instantly shot them down. Directly addressing the rumours, Kim said, “If the members heard that, they’d find it absolutely baffling. That’s just how tight-knit they are.”
‘BTS Felt Pressure…’ – BIGHIT VP Reacts To Long Standing Rumours Of Disbandment
She further added, “The members felt a great deal of pressure about standing before their fans again after such a long time away.”
More About ARIRANG
The comeback album of the Korean boy band has made history by taking up a slot on the . BTS’ Arirang is also the very first K-Pop album to spend four weeks in the top 3. Last week, Billboard announced that after three weeks at No. 1, BTS’s album ARIRANG had ranked No. 3 in its fourth consecutive week on the Top 200 Albums chart, which ranks the most popular albums in the United States. ARIRANG, which was already the first album by a Korean artist ever to spend more than one week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, is now also the first album by a Korean artist to chart in the top 3 for four weeks.
BTS group (Credit: Instagram)
also remains the biggest opening week of 2026 so far. It is competing with new albums by Ye (formerly Kanye West), Melanie Martinez and Yeat, which have debuted in the top 10 of the latest Billboard 200 chart. ARIRANG was released in physical formats like CD, vinyl, and on March 27. It was then released on digital and streaming platforms on March 28. The band released the album as well as lead single SWIM’s music video together. Their latest music video Hooligan has also gone viral.