BTS' Comeback Weekend: Pop Star Performance Review

BTS' Comeback Weekend: Pop Star Performance Review

From Greatest Pop Stars by Billboard

March 26, 2026 · 38 min

About this episode

The episode reviews BTS's comeback weekend, including their new album and live performance.

Last weekend, the music world was taken over by the return of BTS, who ended a four-year hiatus on Friday with 'Arirang,' the group's first new album since 2020 — and then just a day later, with a live show at Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square, livestreamed globally on Netflix. On this week's Pop Star Performance Review, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard's K-pop correspondent Abby Webster to evaluate the massive comeback weekend for the biggest pop group of the past decade, and anticipate what might be coming next for the Bangtan Boys. If you enjoy the pod, please consider donating to the following causes: Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/ Trans Lifeline https://translifeline.org/ Destination Tomorrow https://secure.givelively.org/donate/destination-tomorrow-inc Gender-Affirming Care Fundraising on GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/c/gender-confirmation-surgery-fundraising Human Rights Campaign - In Your Area https://www.hrc.org/in-your-area Also, please consider giving your local congresspeople a call in support of trans rights, with contact information you can find on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠5Calls.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Unterberger

Guest: Abby Webster

Topics covered

  • BTS comeback
  • K-pop
  • live performance
  • music review
  • pop culture
  • trans rights

Keywords

  • BTS
  • Arirang
  • K-pop
  • live show
  • comeback
  • Andrew Unterberger
  • Abby Webster

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Billboard, BTS, Netflix

Books & works: Arirang

Places: Seoul, Gwanghwamun Square

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