About this episode

Zane Lowe interviews BTS about their return to music and their new album ARIRANG.

Zane joins BTS at HYBE in Seoul, South Korea, to discuss their long-awaited return to music with their new album, ARIRANG. The band shares their journey to making the record, coming back together after completing military service, and the special bond they share as a group, plus breaks down the tracklist, collaborators, and sound behind their tenth studio album.

People in this episode

Host: Zane Lowe

Guest: BTS

Topics covered

• BTS
• music return
• album discussion
• military service
• group bond
• tracklist breakdown

Keywords

• BTS
• Zane Lowe
• ARIRANG
• HYBE
• music
• album
• military service
• tracklist

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HYBE

Books & works: ARIRANG, tenth studio album

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