Ahead of its release on March 20, BTS have announced the tracklisting for their highly anticipated fifth full-length album ARIRANG.
Drawing from “Arirang,” a traditional Korean folk song, BTS’ ARIRANG symbolically reflects the group’s roots and sentiments felt by the band in 2026. The album stands as a powerful culmination of their journey so far, channeling their experiences and thoughts into 14 tracks that reveal BTS exactly as they are today.
It’s also been revealed that the lead single will be track 7 ‘SWIM’, which is centered on one’s resolve to keep moving forward despite the turbulent waves of life. Rather than resisting the current, the song frames the choice to move ahead at one’s own pace as an expression of love for life itself. With RM leading the songwriting, his lyrical depth lends further authenticity to the track.
BTS – ARIRANG Tracklist
- ‘Body to Body’
- ‘Hooligan’
- ‘Aliens’
- ‘FYA’
- ‘2.0’
- ‘No.29’
- ‘SWIM’
- ‘Merry Go Round’
- ‘NORMAL’
- ‘Like Animals’
- ‘they don’t know ’bout us’
- ‘One More Night’
- ‘Please’
- ‘Into The Sun’
Each member of BTS has steered the creative direction of this album, with their hands-on approach ensuring that their personal touch is evident in every track. RM is credited on every track excluding the interlude, while SUGA and j-hope contributed to multiple tracks, including ”Body to Body,’ ‘Merry Go Round,’ and ‘NORMAL.’”’ Jimin participated in ‘they don’t know ’bout us’ and ‘Into the Sun,’ while V contributed to ‘2.0’ and ‘Into the Sun.’ Jung Kook also played a key role in the creation of four tracks, including ‘Hooligan.’
BTS have also worked with a star-studded lineup of world-renowned producers and songwriters on this album including Ryan Tedder, Diplo, Mike WiLL Made-It, Flume, El Guincho, JPEGMAFIA, and more.
The group’s comeback comes accompanied by their first live performance in almost four years, which will be streamed globally on Netflix. BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG will take place at Seoul’s iconic Gwanghwamun Square on March 21, and comes ahead of their global world tour which will kick off in April.
ARIRANG will be released on March 20.
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