BTS to Appear in Back-To-Back Episodes of 'The Tonight Show: Fallon'

Mar 18, 2026 6:59am PT BTS to Appear in Back-to-Back Episodes of ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ By Jem Aswad Plus Icon Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music jemaswad Latest Music Industry Moves: Kane Brown Re-Ups With Sony Nashville, Bruno Mars Strikes Publishing Admin Deal With Avex 16 hours ago Lil Wayne Extends ‘Tha Carter’ 20th Anniversary Tour With 25+ North American Dates 24 hours ago Radiohead to Play 20 Concerts on Different Continents Per Year, Guitarist Says 24 hours ago See All (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) BTS —RM, Jin, Suga, J‑hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook — will make their first late-night appearance since 2021 with back-to-back episodes on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” The group will sit down for an in-studio interview and perform two songs – the interview and first song will air Wednesday, March 25 and the second song a day later. Their visit will follow the release of their fifth studio album, “Arirang,” on Friday and the global live performance “BTS: The Comeback Live | Arirang,” streaming March 21 on Netflix. Their feature documentary, “BTS: The Return,” premieres March 27 on Netflix.  Related Stories 'Dorohedoro' Season 2 Trailer Drops, Cross-Eyes Voice Cast Revealed The long-awaited album is BTS’ first since “Proof,” a June 2022 release that was followed by a long group hiatus. The gap saw the individual members fulfilling mandatory military service in South Korea and recording a multitude of solo projects. Prior to the official announcement, group members had already gone direct to fans with the release date, sending letters with handwritten messages to some ARMY members’ homes with the telltale dateline of “2026.3.20.” Popular on Variety BTS last performed together on “The Tonight Show” during their BTS takeover in July 2021, although Jimin, Suga, Jung Kook, Jin and J‑hope have each appeared individually since then. The news was shared via Fallon’s and “The Tonight Show’s” social accounts. The March 25 episode of “The Tonight Show” will also feature Ariana DeBose. Chris Pratt and Charlie Day are set to appear on the March 26 episode. “The Tonight Show” tapes before a live studio audience from Studio 6B in 30 Rockefeller Center and airs at 11:35 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and streams the next day on Peacock. Jump to Comments Wagner Moura on Brazilian Soccer, His Next Directorial Feature and Why the Oscar Rule That Shut Out ‘The Secret Agent’ Director Needs to Change Oscars: Black Women Have Never Won the Same Acting Prize Three Years in a Row. Could It Happen This Year? ‘Bridesmaids’ Reunion Set for Oscars With Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy and Rose Byrne (EXCLUSIVE) Warner Bros’ $30 Million Oscars Race: How ‘Sinners’ and ‘One Battle After Another’ Are Campaigning at the Same Studio Wagner Moura on Making Oscars History With ‘The Secret Agent’ and His Warning to America: ‘Polarization Is Democracy’s Greatest Threat’ Paul Thomas Anderson vs. Ryan Coogler: Why the DGA Awards Could Crown a Frontrunner, or Rewrite the Oscar Race JavaScript is required to load the comments. Loading comments...