Suga on Rolling Stone
BTS’s Suga appears on Rolling Stone's May 2026 cover discussing Arirang and hip-hop, with photos by Pak Bae shared on social. (x.com) The cover post pulled thousands of likes as international fans reacted. (x.com)
Suga is on one of Rolling Stone’s May 2026 covers, in a solo interview published April 16 about BTS’s album *Arirang*, hip-hop, and his role inside the group. (rollingstone.com) Rolling Stone said its May issue is its biggest cover package in nearly 60 years, with eight print covers total: one group cover and seven solo covers released through Monday, April 20. The Suga cover is part of that rollout, and the interview was conducted in February at Hybe headquarters in Seoul. (rollingstone.com) In the interview, Rolling Stone described Suga as a rapper and producer who “never stopped making beats” and said he self-produced much of his 2023 album *D-Day*. The magazine also said he produced the *Arirang* bonus track “Come Over” and often mediates disagreements in the studio. (rollingstone.com) The magazine tied the solo cover to BTS’s larger comeback cycle around *Arirang*, the group’s first studio album of new music since 2020. Rolling Stone’s group feature said the band returned after completing South Korea’s mandatory military service period and recorded the new material after reuniting. (rollingstone.com) That comeback has landed at the top of the U.S. charts. Billboard reported that *ARIRANG* debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 dated April 4 with 641,000 equivalent album units, then held No. 1 for a third straight week on the chart dated April 18. (billboard.com, billboard.com) Rolling Stone is also selling the cover package as a $125 collector’s box set with all eight May 2026 covers in a keepsake box. The shop listing says the set is a preorder expected to ship in four to six weeks. (shop.rollingstone.com) The release is being handled as a global magazine event, not a single U.S. cover drop. Rolling Stone said all 16 of its international editions are publishing the BTS package, with each cover paired with a video version online. (rollingstone.com) The Suga cover lands in a week when Rolling Stone has framed BTS’s return as both a reunion story and a set of individual portraits. By April 20, the magazine says readers will have the group cover, seven solo interviews, and a full set of photographs by Pak Bae. (rollingstone.com, rollingstone.com)
