Everything to Know About BTS’s Live Comeback on Netflix

To all the fans who have been waiting to see BTS reunite onstage as a full group for the first time since their “Yet to Come” concert in October 2022 … the time has finally come. Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook will perform together on March 21, a day after releasing their fifth studio album, Arirang. The set will stream live on Netflix out of Seoul’s historic Gwanghwamun Square. Although 22,000 tickets were sold, local outlets have reported that authorities are expecting up to 260,000 people to gather in the area around the public plaza. (Some members of the BTS Army are already so excited that they’ve been trying to monitor the stage-setup process through CCTV cameras or skyline livestreams.) Netflix has invited Vulture to attend, so you can check back for updates from the scene. In the meantime, here’s what to know about BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG, including how and when to tune in.

Why has this reunion taken so long?

BTS went on hiatus in December 2022, allowing the members to complete their mandatory military service. Staggered enlistments meant that all seven members have had time to release solo music during the group hiatus. Suga was the final member to be discharged in June 2025, clearing the way for the boys to get back in the studio as a septet. Arirang will be BTS’s first full-length album since 2020’s Be.

What’s on the setlist?

BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG’s setlist hasn’t been confirmed yet, but since this show is celebrating the release of Arirang, it seems pretty likely that we’ll dive in with the first live performance of lead single “Swim.” We’ll have to wait and see how much of the 14-track album makes it onto the final lineup. Fans can expect to hear some throwback songs — a Netflix event description previously teased that BTS will not only “unveil brand-new tracks” but also “perform legendary hits.”

Where is the performance?

It’s not happening in an arena, a stadium, or an indoor stage but instead in Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square. BTS is expected to to emerge from Gyeongbokgung Palace, pass through Gwanghwamun Gate, then head to a stage in the square. According to Billboard, that path is meant to symbolize the journey from Korea’s royal past into a modern public arena. That aligns with the Korea-to-the-world theme that’s been part of this album’s rollout so far; an animated trailer for Arirang nodded at the real-life history of the group of Korean students at Howard University who sang the first known audio recording of the Korean folk song “Arirang” in 1896, then transitioned to scenes depicting BTS’s rise in the 21st century.

How and when can I watch the livestream?

East Coast Armys, brace yourselves: BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG is scheduled to start livestreaming bright and early on Netflix on Saturday, March 21, at 7 a.m. ET (8 p.m. in Korea). Once you have a Netflix subscription, you’re all set — no additional purchase is required to tune in.

Is Netflix going to crash?

Let’s not manifest that. Netflix has had some hiccups with live events in past years (see: the delayed Love Is Blind season-four reunion and the reported crashes ahead of the Jake Paul–Mike Tyson fight). But Newsis reports that the streamer is hoping to broadcast this performance without buffering, even if hundreds of millions of fans connect at the same time. According to Newsis, Netflix has backup servers and other safety measures in place in preparation for this show with a Netflix official asserting that the company is focusing all of its technological capabilities on making sure that the stream stays stable no matter what. No one wants to start a fight with the Army, so Netflix better hope that its systems are bulletproof.

What if I get post-concert blues?

Well, the good news is that there will be plenty of new content to distract yourself with after this performance. BTS is scheduled to be in New York on March 23 for an exclusive Spotify event for top listeners that will mark their first U.S. performance as a group in almost four years. Netflix will drop BTS: THE RETURN, a documentary that offers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Arirang, on March 27. Then, on April 9, BTS will kick off a world tour with at least two stops that month streaming live in movie theaters. The tour will then continue into 2027, presumably resulting in Oprah levels of excess vis-à-vis concert clips: You get a fan cam, you get a fan cam — everybody gets a fan cam!