BTS: THE RETURN
They're back! BTS gathers in LA to record their album "ARIRANG" in this documentary offering unprecedented access to the band as they enter a new era.
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BTS: The Return Drew 47 million minutes of viewing in its first seven days with 73% of the audience being non-Asian
Director Bao Nguyen and producer Jane Cha Cutler talk to Vanity Fair about the making of their new documentary, BTS: The Return.
The doc follows the band from Los Angeles to Seoul, South Korea, as they reunite after serving mandatory military service. All seven members return to the studio to record and mix their latest album, “Arirang.”
Filmmaker Bao Nguyen and producer Jane Cha on the unprecedented access that shaped 'BTS: The Return' — and what they discovered when the cameras kept rolling and the world's biggest band started to forget they were there.
Director Bao Nguyen and producer Jane Cha Cutler discuss their Netflix documentary about the making of 'ARIRANG.'
Netflix’s documentary about the superstar K-pop group’s comeback after a four-year hiatus showcases its creative process, brotherhood and anxieties about fame.
Filmmaker Bao Nguyen and producer Jane Cha on the unprecedented access that shaped 'BTS: The Return' — and what they discovered when the cameras kept rolling and the world's biggest band started to forget they were there.
“It felt like The Odyssey,” the documentary filmmaker Bao Nguyen tells GQ. “BTS was Odysseus, and ARMY was Penelope longing for the return.”
In the sneak peek, the K-pop superstars grapple with what it means to return to the stage together after so much time apart.
After a nearly four-year hiatus while completing solo projects and mandatory military service in their home country of South Korea, the K-pop group BTS is getting back together for a live comeback special, as well as a feature documentary, both to premiere on Netflix in March ahead of their world tour.
Director
Bao Nguyen
Producers
Jane Cha Cutler
Bao Nguyen
R.J. Cutler
Elise Pearlstein
Trevor Smith
Choongeon Lee
Namjo Kim
Se Jun Lee
executive Producers
Mark Blatty
Melissa Robledo
Seonjeong Shin
Nicole Kim
Kyewon Suh
James Shin