BTS 2026 World Tour: K-Pop Group Plans 65 Concerts After Military Service | HYBE Stock Jumps 9%

The wait is almost over for BTS fans worldwide. According to Bloomberg reports from October 26, the seven-member K-pop phenomenon is planning their most ambitious tour yet-65 concerts spanning the globe in 2026, with North America getting more than 30 shows.

The news alone was enough to send HYBE Corporation's stock soaring 9.38% on October 27, closing at 315,000 won ($236). It's a dramatic reversal from 2022, when the company's shares plummeted 27.5% after BTS announced their hiatus for mandatory military service.

The Long-Awaited Reunion

All seven members-RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook-completed their South Korean military service by June 2025. Suga, who served as a public service worker due to a prior shoulder surgery, was the last to finish on June 21.

Since then, the group has been working in the United States with HYBE on new music. Their album is scheduled to drop in late March 2026, marking the first time all members have recorded together as a complete group in six years.

What Makes This Tour Different

BTS hasn't performed together since October 2022, when they held a free concert in Busan supporting South Korea's World Expo 2030 bid. Before that, their Permission to Dance tour wrapped up in April 2022 with 12 shows across four American cities, drawing over 4 million viewers both in-person and through streaming.

This upcoming tour dwarfs their previous efforts. Their acclaimed Love Yourself World Tour in 2018-19 featured 42 shows and earned $196.4 million-a record for non-English-language acts at the time. Industry watchers expect the 2026 tour to shatter those numbers.

The Music They'll Be Promoting

The group's last release featuring all seven members was "Take Two," a digital single dropped on June 9, 2023, for their 10th anniversary. However, that track was pre-recorded before members began enlisting in late 2022 and 2023.

The March 2026 album represents genuinely new material created after their reunion-their first since 2020's anthology album "Proof."

Market Impact

HYBE's dramatic stock surge reflects BTS's outsized influence on the company's fortunes. Between 2015 and 2022, BTS tours generated approximately $300 million according to Pollstar, though the actual figure is likely higher.

The group was named the top musical act by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for both 2020 and 2021. Their English-language single "Dynamite" made history as the first all-South Korean act to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

What HYBE Is Saying

Despite the market frenzy, HYBE's BigHit Music label issued a measured response: "Details regarding BTS's new album and the scale of the world tour remain unconfirmed. The schedule and specific details will be officially announced once they are finalized."

That hasn't dampened enthusiasm among the group's devoted fanbase, known as ARMY, who have been waiting nearly four years for the full group to perform together again.

Looking Forward

With members already active on individual projects-Jin just wrapped up a solo tour, and J-Hope launched his "Hope on the Stage" world tour-the pieces are falling into place for BTS's grand return.

For context, when individual member J-Hope announced his solo tour in January 2025, HYBE's stock jumped 7.2% in a single day. If one member can move markets that much, the full group's return promises to be seismic.

Official tour dates and ticket information are expected to be announced in the coming months as the March album release approaches.