On December 16, BTS held a live broadcast with all seven members present in the dance practice room at HYBE headquarters, sending fans into a wave of excitement. The previous OT7 livestream had taken place several months earlier, when BTS gathered in the United States to work on a new album set for release next spring.
During the broadcast that day, V happened to read a fan’s comment in the live chat and relayed it to the members, saying, “They want us to come more often.” j-hope immediately responded enthusiastically, “Come more often? Then let’s do it,” while SUGA added, “Yeah, soon—since we’re just practicing anyway,” drawing agreement from Jimin, who replied, “That’s right.” The group then went on to animatedly discuss the idea of a more polished broadcast—wearing suits, putting on makeup, and even cooking.
It didn’t take long for those plans to turn into reality. On the 21st of this month—just five days after their most recent OT7 livestream—BTS returned with a truly more official broadcast, delivering early New Year’s greetings to fans around the world in multiple languages. This time, they looked noticeably more put together: V wore a suit jacket, while the other members, though dressed comfortably, appeared neat and polished, no longer in outfits meant for dance practice.
In the first part of the conversation, the members tended to talk about everyday topics and their recent lives. However, the moment that drew the most attention from ARMYs came when V hinted, “Next year in January or February, I’m going to have to give some spoilers,” prompting an extremely excited response from the other members. Still, they didn’t actually reveal much new information, only humming a few unusual melo∂ιєs—just as Jin had warned: “Let’s do soмєтнing simple.”
V then reminisced about plans they used to make around this time in previous years, asking, “Were we going to do soмєтнing at the end of the year? Weren’t we going to?” SUGA immediately replied, “Usually we did soмєтнing in New York,” and Jungkook echoed the memory, saying, “We used to.” SUGA then added a specific event he still remembered: “Like Rocking Eve.”
At that point, Jungkook suddenly let out a remark that revealed considerable pent-up frustration: “We’re doing soмєтнing right now, but we can’t talk about it, so it’s really frustrating,” hinting that the members have prepared many things scheduled for release this year, but cannot disclose them to fans yet because Big Hit Music has not made an official announcement. This revelation left fans both surprised and thrilled, sparking speculation about whether it might even include a large-scale year-end event like Rocking Eve.
Jungkook’s comment also reminded fans of similar complaints made by several BTS members during a livestream five days earlier, where they expressed how badly they wanted to show fans what they had been working on. At the time, RM blurted out, “I’m going crazy because I want to do it so badly. I really hate the end of this year,” adding, “Things are gradually coming together, but it’s so frustrating that we can’t talk about it. HYBE, please hurry up and make an announcement,” while Jimin agreed, commenting, “This period feels longer than expected, which makes it frustrating.”
With the members nearly bursting with excitement—eager to share their upcoming plans and repeatedly emphasizing just how incredible the music on the new album is—fans believe that BTS’s long-awaited comeback after three years will be explosive. This only further fuels the global buzz as the New Year approaches in just ten days, with the group’s return seemingly just around the corner.
On social media, fans flooded comment sections discussing the members’ remarks, particularly the Golden Maknae’s latest statement, unable to hide their overwhelming curiosity and anticipation:
- Sounds like big year-end nostalgia… soмєтнing’s definitely cooking
- I WILL KMS DON'T EVEN JOKE LADS OT7 PERFORMANCE WILL PUT ME IN COMA
- No way they took it seriously. They’re genuinely giving spoilers about everything. The staff must be like, “Please don’t expose anything"
- 2026 season's greeting? year end event? pls spill some tea! I'm also frustrated too
- Jungkook wanted to spoil so bad babe please one drunk live I beg you
- I am telling y'all it's bts run because V kept asking for it and rm also talked about it
- Oh jungkookie we've grown up together u think we wouldn't know with THIS enough spoiler u gv that ur filming run bts
- only a few more days. Jungkook's a strong warrior haha.
- Its frustrating to me toooo. run bts? bon voyage? in the soop?
- Jungkook is always on our side. Pls let him speak. Just share the frustration with us, JK
- well at least they’re as frustrated as we are if not more about the wait time
- Even Jungkook can’t take it anymore—HYBE, please make an announcement already. We’ve been waiting for BTS’s blockbuster comeback too long
