BTS to Host 12th Anniversary Festival, OT7 Reunion Approaching as Members Complete Military Service in June

BTS will hold the “BTS FESTA 2025” on June 13-14 at Hall 2 of KINTEX in Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province, to celebrate its 12th anniversary since debut. This festival marks the first event held since the group halted activities at the end of 2022, and with all members set to finish their military service soon, fan expectations for a full reunion are growing significantly. The month-long FESTA event, officially launched on May 31, began with a video titled “[2025 FESTA] BTS News” featuring JIN and j-hope. In this video, j-hope acted as a live reporter while JIN served as a news anchor in a playful tone, delivering a message of “we’re back” to fans that went beyond a simple skit. JIN and j-hope are the first and second members to complete their military duties. The theme of this FESTA is “Twelve O’Clock,” inspired by BTS’s ballad “Zero O’Clock.” This theme, symbolizing a new beginning, along with the official message stating “It’s time for us to meet again. On June 13, 2025, we’ll start the festival together as ‘us’ after a long wait,” is being interpreted by fans as a sign of resumed regular activities. Currently, BTS is in a period when members are finishing their military service. RM and V will complete their service in the Military Police Special Task Force on June 10, Jimin and Jung Kook on June 11, and SUGA as a social service officer on June 21. JIN, who has already finished his service, will hold his solo fan concert “Run Seok Jin--EP Tour” at Goyang Stadium on June 28-29, while j-hope will perform at the same venue with the “Hope on the Stage Final” concert on June 13-14. The on-site festival will offer fans a complete BTS experience through 20 booths, including a game zone, DIY photo card making, album artwork coloring, hourly light shows, a section with members’ voice messages, and spaces displaying past album covers, trophies, and members’ personal lockers. Online content will also be released for global fans. Big Hit Music stated, “We are aiming for group activities throughout 2025,” and industry experts predict that new songs and regular activities are likely to occur by the end of 2025 or in the first half of 2026.