{"id":2402436,"date":"2026-05-05T02:17:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T02:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2402436"},"modified":"2026-05-05T02:17:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T02:17:20","slug":"why-bts-missed-the-2026-met-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/why-bts-missed-the-2026-met-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"Why BTS Missed the 2026 Met Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<hr data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"2.0\">THE RUNDOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;\" data-node-id=\"3.0\">BTS didn\u2019t make their Met Gala debut this year.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;\" data-node-id=\"3.1\">The K-pop group just began their Arirang World Tour on April 25 but have a break this week.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;\" data-node-id=\"3.2\">Jin, Jimin, V, Suga, Jungkook, J-Hope, and RM recently spoke to <em data-node-id=\"3.2.1\">Rolling Stone<\/em> about how they\u2019re approaching their comeback.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">BTS just kicked off <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/music\/a69999361\/how-to-get-tickets-to-bts-world-tour-2026-2027-dates\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/music\/a69999361\/how-to-get-tickets-to-bts-world-tour-2026-2027-dates\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"their Arirang World Tour\" data-node-id=\"5.1\" class=\"body-link css-1xnf0nh emevuu60\">their Arirang World Tour<\/a> on April 25 in Tampa, Florida, but the boys conveniently have a week just in time for the Met Gala. Ahead of their next show in Stanford, California, on May 16, the K-pop group didn\u2019t make their debut at the New York City fashion event, which is celebrating the museum\u2019s \u201cCostume Art\u201d exhibit this year.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Jin, Jimin, V, Suga, Jungkook, J-Hope, and RM weren\u2019t seen on the red carpet. Instead, they enjoyed a day away from the cameras.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Some members were active on social media today, though. Jimin posted photos of them from their last show:<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"body-image\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-17\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"embed\">\n<div size=\"large\" data-embed=\"body-image\" class=\"align-center size-large embed css-13f5bxj e1fodxfw4\">\n<div class=\"css-1k29q50 e1fodxfw3\"><\/p>\n<p><figcaption data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-figcaption\" class=\"css-1am3yn9 e1g9hcy40\"><span class=\"css-1nsb0hw e1geg53v1\">Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">V posted a video of them dancing to ILLIT, writing, \u201cGuys, we really tried hard,\u201d in Korean. J-Hope and RM reposted it.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"body-image\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-18\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"embed\">\n<div size=\"large\" data-embed=\"body-image\" class=\"align-center size-large embed css-13f5bxj e1fodxfw4\">\n<div class=\"css-1k29q50 e1fodxfw3\"><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"V's Instagram Story.\" title=\"V's Instagram Story.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"2532\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/134a2cbe-117a-45fb-95e0-04205ae39de2.png?crop=1xw:0.816xh;0xw,0.061xh&amp;resize=768:* 640w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/134a2cbe-117a-45fb-95e0-04205ae39de2.png?crop=1xw:0.816xh;0xw,0.061xh&amp;resize=768:* 980w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/134a2cbe-117a-45fb-95e0-04205ae39de2.png?crop=1xw:0.816xh;0xw,0.061xh&amp;resize=980:* 1120w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/134a2cbe-117a-45fb-95e0-04205ae39de2.png?crop=1xw:0.816xh;0xw,0.061xh&amp;resize=980:* 1400w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/134a2cbe-117a-45fb-95e0-04205ae39de2.png?crop=1xw:0.816xh;0xw,0.061xh&amp;resize=980:* 1800w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/134a2cbe-117a-45fb-95e0-04205ae39de2.png?crop=1xw:0.816xh;0xw,0.061xh&amp;resize=980:* 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/134a2cbe-117a-45fb-95e0-04205ae39de2.png?crop=1xw:0.816xh;0xw,0.061xh&amp;resize=980:*\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p><figcaption data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-figcaption\" class=\"css-1am3yn9 e1g9hcy40\"><span class=\"css-1nsb0hw e1geg53v1\">Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">J-Hope also shared a TikTok of himself dancing:<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"tiktok\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-19\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The group spoke to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/bts-reuniting-new-album-arirang-interview-1235544625\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/bts-reuniting-new-album-arirang-interview-1235544625\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Rolling Stone\" data-node-id=\"14.1\" class=\"body-link css-1xnf0nh emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"14.1.0\">Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a> in April about what they hope to accomplish with their comeback. RM noted their history, saying, \u201cWe all gathered and started in 2013. [Our new album, <em data-node-id=\"14.3\">ARIRANG<\/em>] is a new start, but I think we unconsciously come back to when we started, all those really turnt-up energy, I-want-to-show-something-to-the-world type of energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"15\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">V also admitted that he wondered how the individual members having solo careers during the band\u2019s hiatus (and the boys\u2019 mandatory military service) would affect their work as a group.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"16\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cSince all seven of us have had solo careers and strengthened our egos, I thought that meant everyone would have much stronger opinions when we came back to work together,\u201d he said. \u201cBut to my surprise, all of the members came in so open-minded, and had grown the depths of their character. I learned so much from them working on this album.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"17\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">They remain loyal to their fans though. Case in point: <em data-node-id=\"17.1\">Rolling Stone<\/em> revealed that Jin pushed for them to extend their world tour by eight months so they could see more of the ARMY. \u201cWhen we first got our tour plans, it didn\u2019t have very many stops,\u201d he recalled. \u201cAnd it was only going to last about three to four months. I said: \u2018Now that we\u2019re back, we promised so many people that we would come and meet them, and I feel like this is breaking our promise.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"18\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Suga touched on how he hopes the group will approach things differently now that they\u2019re older. \u201cWe should enjoy ourselves,\u201d he said. \u201cBefore, we were way too competitive. I feel like, in the rush to achieve our goals, we didn\u2019t care so much about our physical and emotional health. But now, we can relax a little, especially since we\u2019re all older. So I think we can have more fun with it now.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.elle.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE RUNDOWN BTS didn\u2019t make their Met Gala debut this year. The K-pop group just began their Arirang World Tour on April 25 but have a break this week. Jin, Jimin, V, Suga, Jungkook, J-Hope, and RM recently spoke to Rolling Stone about how they\u2019re approaching their comeback. 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