BTS to kick off world tour in April

K-pop megastars BTS will kick off their first world tour in four years in April, their label said yesterday, part of a hotly-anticipated comeback following a hiatus for the South Koreans whose music has become a global phenomenon.

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BTS -- known for funky and fun hits like "Dynamite" and "Butter" -- hold the record as the most-streamed group on Spotify and are the first K-pop act to have topped both the Billboard 200 and the Billboard Artist 100 charts in the United States.

But the Bulletproof Boy Scouts -- as their name means in Korean -- haven't toured or released music since 2022 as they underwent the national military service required of all South Korean men under the age of 30.

Now that all seven members have completed their military service, the band's label announced on New Year's Day they would release a new album in March before heading on tour the following month.