BTS will make their first late-night TV appearance in nearly five years on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The group plans to perform two songs across two episodes and sit for an interview, celebrating their new album Arirang.
BTS is set to return to late-night television with appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on March 25 and 26. The first episode will feature an interview and one song performance, while the second will include the remaining song. This format mirrors their 2021 visit, when they performed “Permission to Dance” and “Butter.” The shows follow the March 20 release of Arirang, the band's first full-length album since completing mandatory military service in South Korea. Their last late-night slot was on The Late Late Show with James Corden in 2023. Post-album activities include a free concert at Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square on March 21, livestreamed on Netflix, and a New York City performance on March 23 for Spotify x BTS: SWIMSIDE—their first U.S. show in almost four years. A behind-the-scenes documentary about Arirang premieres on Netflix on March 27. This precedes an 82-date world tour starting April 9, described as the largest ever by a South Korean act. In their first joint interview since the 2022 hiatus announcement, RM told GQ: “The most important thing... is just that we are here back together again.”
