BTS Teases 'Run BTS 2.0' With Toronto Park Games Ahead of October Return

BTS uploaded a trailer on Wednesday for a new season of its long-running reality show, "Run BTS!," filmed in a park in Toronto, Canada, where the seven members are shown having a picnic and playing childhood games. [1]

Related official video: BTS in Toronto 예고 · BANGTANTV

Latest official video: BTS (방탄소년단) ‘Merry Go Round’ Official MV · BANGTANTV

Two new episodes confirmed for October

The teaser confirms that fresh episodes under the title "Run BTS 2.0" will air on Oct. 6 and 11. The clip shows the group playing the Korean version of Red Light, Green Light, a game that gained international recognition through the Netflix series "Squid Game," and also features the members playing pickleball, a sport they have said they have recently taken up. [1]

A revival that extends the Arirang era

The trailer lands as BTS keeps a steady stream of content flowing around its fifth album, "Arirang." The group had entered this period with momentum after sweeping all three categories it was nominated in at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, and the new "Run BTS!" episodes give international fans another touchpoint beyond music releases and award shows, reinforcing the variety-show format as a recurring part of how the group stays connected with viewers between comebacks. [1][2]

A decade-plus career of global records

Active since 2013, BTS has built one of the most award-heavy catalogs in K-pop, with recent honors including Artist of the Year and Song of the Summer for "Swim" at the 2026 American Music Awards, alongside its 2026 MTV VMA wins for song of the year, best K-pop and best group. That sustained recognition underlines why a returning variety series still carries weight for a group this far into its run. [3]

From 155 episodes to a three-year pause

"Run BTS!" began in 2015 and ran for 155 episodes until 2021, racking up more than 140 million views before going on hiatus. The group released new episodes for the first time in three years back in April, a return that followed the release of "Arirang," making the upcoming October episodes part of a format the members had only recently brought back after a lengthy gap. [1]

Next stop: South America

Alongside the trailer, BTS is set to begin the five-city South American leg of its world tour, which is named after the "Arirang" album, with two shows scheduled in Bogota, Colombia, on Friday and Saturday. [1]

A packed few weeks for BTS

The trailer arrives amid a run of individual milestones for the group: Billboard reported that the "Arirang" world tour has made BTS the first pop group to surpass $500 million in cumulative ticket sales, while Jungkook's solo single "Seven" climbed to No. 8 on Spotify's list of the most-streamed songs of the 2020s. [4][5]

Sources

  1. BTS teases new episodes of its reality show (Activity source)
  2. BTS Sweeps Three Categories, Lisa Wins Best Pop at 2026 MTV VMAs (Earlier on Omni Topic KWave)
  3. BTS (Artist archive)
  4. BTS becomes first pop group to surpass $500 m in tour ticket sales (Related report)
  5. BTS’ Jungkook's 'Seven' ranks at No. 8 on Spotify’s most-streamed 2020s songs list (Related report)

This selection covers artists followed by Omni Topic KWave. It is not a complete chart. Each source retains its own reporting period and methodology.

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