US EditionBTS Arirang: Seoul Hosts Tens of Thousands of Excited Fans
BTS's free concert at Gwanghwamun Square will draw up to 260,000 attendees with 6,500 police deployed and a global live stream on Netflix, marking their full-group comeback.
- Saturday's comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul, features songs from ARIRANG, their first full-group show since October 2022.
- Having completed mandatory military service, BTS reunited as 13,000 free tickets sold out last month amid over 100,000 online queues from ARMY fans.
- Authorities deployed extensive security with about 7,000 police, SWAT units with anti-drone systems, set 31 metal detector entry points, restricted dozens of buildings, and closed three subway stations.
- Netflix will live-stream the concert and produce a reunion documentary for global audiences, while local residents and businesses debate the free-ticket policy and a Seoul city official confirms no direct funding was provided.
- The Korea Culture & Tourism Institute estimated a single BTS performance could generate up to $842m, and their 82-date world tour begins next month with a Spotify event on March 23 in New York City.
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K-pop phenomenon BTS’ first concert in years sets record for largest-ever public concert in South Korea
By Kati Chitrakorn, Hanako Montgomery, CNN Seoul (CNN) — The moment that BTS fans have been waiting for has arrived: Members RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook performing on the stage together for the first time in almost four years. At the heart of BTS’ comeback is a free, public concert in Seoul for their most dedicated fans. While only 22,000 received the “Golden Ticket” to attend, the event was expected to attract as many as 260,0…
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K-pop sensation BTS returns with a comeback concert in Seoul after a 4-year hiatus
BTS has returned as a full group with a huge, free concert in Seoul after a four-year break. The K-pop band played new songs and big hits, and fans packed the streets and waved light sticks.
The most streamed band of all time is back and the fans can't wait. BTS - seven young men, millions of fans worldwide. In Seoul the hype is huge, the big concert is about to take place. By T. Iffland.[more]]>
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