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Mar 23, 2026Arirang not only stakes a solid claim for the group's place in the cultural heritage that helped inspire it, it's also a triumphant statement that cements the BTS legacy beyond the bounds of K-pop and Korea's borders.
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Mar 20, 2026They finally get to take everything they learned, everything they explored, and bring it all back to the group where it began. That’s the power of Arirang — seven different voices, but united again and stronger than ever.
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Mar 20, 2026Seven members attack the music with a ferocity that feels earned and personal. The album feels more often like seven individuals with real chemistry than one polished unit. The solo years gave each member a sharper creative identity, and RM’s instincts hold the whole thing together.
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Mar 24, 2026BTS are back doing what they do best – serving as both ambassadors and explorers, fuelled by curiosity and creativity.
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Mar 23, 2026Showing little signs of ring-rust, Arirang is a great comeback by an outfit that even hardcore fans may have felt had lost their way across a series of increasingly syrupy releases prior to their hiatus. They have returned to their hip-hop roots and are re-engaging with their Korean identity.
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Mar 23, 2026Given the expectations that hover over it, “Arirang” doesn’t pander, and it doesn’t overwhelm. Rather, it feels borderline experimental, as close to risky as a project engineered for minimal risk can be.
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Mar 20, 2026A project that feels current without sounding derivative. The fourteen tracks make for a more mature body of work – one that trades the glossy, slightly on-the-nose singles of ‘Butter’ or ‘Dynamite’ for something more layered.
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Mar 20, 2026On Arirang, they’ve made an album that makes good on their status as the planet’s biggest pop phenomenon, and that’s more than enough.
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