At last, the return of BTS. Does Arirang deliver?
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After being on hiatus for almost four years, BTS has finally reunited to release new music. In celebration of their album 'Arirang,' the K-pop supergroup performed live on Netflix from Gwanghwamun square in the heart of Seoul. Today on Commotion, BTS fan Ann Pornel and professor Michelle Cho join host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to unpack the highly-anticipated comeback album, whether their first performance back lived up to the hype, and what it could signal for BTS in this next chapter.
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