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Jaehwa Bernardo

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1773720995666vlcsnap-2026-03-17-12h16m14s245.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Screenshot from Netflix Philippines on YouTube</div>Netflix dropped Tuesday the first trailer for its documentary film chronicling the making of K-pop supergroup BTS&#x27; comeback album &quot;Arirang.&quot;The nearly two-minute trailer for the feature &quot;BTS: The Return&quot; includes scenes from the septet&#x27;s past concerts, as well as footage of their time in the studio in Los Angeles and candid moments of the group bonding.In voiceovers, the members reflect on their recently concluded military service, the pressures of returning to the music scene, what it means to be part of BTS, and their upcoming record &quot;Arirang.&quot;&quot;Being part of a team like BTS is like wearing a big, incredible crown,&quot; RM said.&quot;At our core, we&#x27;re still just a bunch of country kids from Korea,&quot; he added.<div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SSSR60eqiFk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></div>&quot;BTS: The Return&quot; is set to drop on March 27.The film is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Bao Nguyen, known for documentaries such as &quot;The Greatest Night in Pop,&quot; which explored the creation of the charity song &quot;We Are the World,&quot; and &quot;The Stringer,&quot; which centers on the Vietnam War photograph &quot;The Terror of War.&quot;The 14-track &quot;Arirang&quot; is scheduled for release on March 20, marking BTS&#x27; first new album in nearly four years.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2026/3/4/bts-unveils-tracklist-for-arirang-album-1157">READ: BTS unveils tracklist for &#x27;Arirang&#x27; album </a></div>A day after the album&#x27;s release, the group will perform at the historic Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul — an event that will be <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2026/2/3/netflix-to-stream-bts-gwanghwamun-show-drop-album-documentary-0909">livestreamed </a>on Netflix.The group will also embark on a world tour to support the album, which includes a<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/events/2026/1/13/bts-to-bring-upcoming-world-tour-to-manila-in-march-2027-2317"> two-day stop in the Philippines</a> in March 2027.BTS, which debuted in 2013, are big business in South Korea. Before their military service, they generated more than 5.5 trillion won ($3.8 billion) for the country a year, according to Seoul&#x27;s Korea Culture and Tourism Institute.The figure is equivalent to 0.2 percent of South Korea&#x27;s total GDP.

Netflix dropped the first trailer for its documentary film chronicling the making of K-pop supergroup BTS' comeback album 'Arirang.'

Netflix dropped the first trailer for its documentary film chronicling the making of K-pop supergroup BTS' comeback album 'Arirang.'

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BTS reflect on identity in trailer for Netflix documentary

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published March 17, 2026 12:40 PM PHT

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