BTS' comeback schedule was released through social media and online fan communities. The group will hold special preview events and drop more content until the release of MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 on February 21. One of its new songs will be pre-released on January 17.
BTS' original tweet was shared more than 164,800 times in less than 11 hours of upload. Tens of thousands of fans have left comments to share their excitement. "Ok I am SO mindblown at this moment I can't properly think...WOW! A 7 CONNECTS all these cities..." said Twitter user "OWOLMovie". Another user "jeonpaws" said: "bts really wants us to connect the dots with BTS CONNECT."