BTS's New Concept Photos Hint At Their Exact Comeback Date

BTS has recently stirred up the entire world, making fans, netizens, and media at home and abroad unable to stop paying attention to their historic reunion through a 30-minute Weverse Live broadcast right after July begins.

K-pop superstar has confirmed that their next album will be worked in the United States, starting this month. A world tour is also being planned, although the exact date has not been revealed. This announcement has everyone ѕнσ¢кed and expecting what the Kpop superstar will bring after nearly five years of hiatus since BE (2020) and the Proof (2022) collection.

On the other hand, BTS also brought good news to fans during the waiting period until the day they return to the music race. ARMYs can revisit the magic of the stadium era with the group's first live album, Permission to Dance on Stage – LIVE, which is scheduled to be released on July 18 at 1 p.m. KST.

The album is about the excitement of the group's "PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE" tour, which will run from 2021 to 2022. The 12-show tour, which will take place in three major cities, Seoul (кσяєα), Los Angeles (USA), and Las Vegas (USA), will bring BTS face-to-face with over 4 million fans both in person and online.

Ahead of the album's release, the group also released concept photos for the live album on July 3. The photo features all seven members in bright, colorful outfits, standing inside what looks like a small store, stirring the hearts of fans who have not seen full group releases like this for a long time.

While fans praised the retro look, a seemingly small detail caught everyone's attention. It was a clock in the background frozen at 3:06.

ARMYs with a history of deciphering hidden hints in BTS' previous project releases began to speculate that the time on the clock could be a coded message. They speculated that "3:06" is March 6, 2026, which falls on a Friday- a day BTS often chooses to release their music, as the group's exact comeback date.

The members have officially confirmed that the group's comeback album will be released in the spring of 2026. Since March marks the beginning of spring in кσяєα, the idea of ​​a March 6 comeback doesn't seem too far-fetched.

Fans flocked to social media, believing that the consistency between the concept photos, the direct confirmation, and BTS's typical release strategy solidified the news. However, some other fans also reminded that over-analysis can sometimes lead to awkward moments because it's all just speculation:

- The time being 6 past 3 [3:06] March 3…a Friday. Comeback on March 6th 2026?

- Spring in кσяєα : March–May, 2026. Oh boy

- The clocks are never, ever random so I’m buying this theory

- OH MY GOOOD, SO GOOD TO SEE ARMY THEORIZING AGAIN. LIKE IM BACK IN 2018. I FEEL LIKE IM A BABY ARMY AGAIN. WE ARE SO BAAACK

- we are really back, with this theories for the upcoming comeback yall i'm having goosebumps

- Whenever BTS dropping soмєтнing, ARMY became Sherlock Holmes

- i'm gonna believe this because 1. bigнιт and tannies have history of planning things early since 1777 2. i don't wanna be played on my face and clowned again

- lol i loved being clown everytime when bts comeback

- This photos from 3 years ago , I don't think they knew the comeback date back then

- You are onto soмєтнing I think that this could be about comeback or soмєтнing related to new timeline or a song let's see

- We are back to our theoriesss everyoneee

- oh timeline is speculating we are so back. and tour starts june of 2026