BTS’s Three Red Circles Tease Fuels 2026 Comeback Hype (Full Transcript)

[00:00:00] Speaker 1: 2026 is going to be another huge year for K-pop, with one of South Korea's most successful acts, BTS, embarking on a major comeback tour after an almost four-year hiatus.

[00:00:12] Speaker 2: We've been waiting for so long. Oh my god. It's like the gods are coming down from Mount Olympus.

[00:00:18] Speaker 1: The band recently teased a new album along with the cryptic image of three red circles. There's been no official explanation, but BTS fans, known as ARMY, think they know what it means.

[00:00:30] Speaker 3: I'm really curious what these symbols mean, and I'm just waiting for Detective ARMY to come out and tell us. Competing theories are going viral online.

[00:00:38] Speaker 1: Some think it takes inspiration from the South Korean flag, claiming that this circle looks like the part of the flag symbolizing the sky, and this one, it's symbol for fire. Moving circles around...

[00:00:49] Speaker 3: Like, if you combine three symbols...

[00:00:52] Speaker 1: Some see the Korean character for the sun. The dots could represent BTS's journey in three chapters. When the band was together, when they separated for solo careers and mandatory military service, and now, reunited, with many fans zeroing in on this line as the bridge. Another popular guess?

[00:01:11] Speaker 2: I'm hearing a theory that it's supposed to look like hello. This first one is like the H, the huh sound, and then over here, the like eh, if you turn it on its side, the third one, and then these two are like a double L, and then they say the other one kind of doubles as like an American or a Romanized O.

[00:01:28] Speaker 1: People have also speculated on the choice of color. This isn't the first time that BTS has generated hype using mysterious clues and Easter eggs. No matter how you connect the dots, this latest puzzle is an example of how simple, yet effective design can stir complex emotions.