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More than 100,000 fans turned retired to spot K-pop superstars BTS's archetypal performance successful astir 4 years, their statement said connected Sunday (March 22, 2026), a smaller fig than primitively expected for the highly anticipated lawsuit successful cardinal Seoul.
The seven-member radical took to the signifier unneurotic for the archetypal clip pursuing a years-long hiatus prompted by mandatory subject service, with immoderate stationed adjacent the heavy fortified borderline with North Korea.
The comeback performance was held connected Saturday (March 21, 2026) against the backdrop of the historical Gyeongbokgung Palace — fitting for the "Kings of K-pop" — with thousands of fans from South Korea and overseas singing along.
"An estimated 104,000 fans attended the Gwanghwamun Square concert, based connected summons income and information from the country's 3 large mobile carriers," HYBE said successful a connection to AFP.
The fig was little than an archetypal projection of 260,000, portion constabulary estimates of the assemblage size were acold little astatine astir 42,000, according to Yonhap news agency.
Netflix livestreamed the performance to astir 190 countries.
Fans waved a oversea of glowsticks and sang on to the group's hits, holding their phones aloft to movie the show arsenic elephantine screens acceptable up crossed the venue allowed the assemblage to watch.
Some 15,000 constabulary officers and information unit were mobilised for the concert, with barricades lining the roads and adjacent venues shut.
The latest album, "ARIRANG", released connected Friday (March 20, 206), is billed arsenic reflecting the maturing lad band's Korean identity. It sold astir 4 cardinal copies connected its archetypal day, according to the label.
Following Saturday's (March 21, 2026) concert, the superstars volition embark connected their "ARIRANG" satellite tour, opening April 9 successful Goyang, South Korea.
Spanning 82 concerts crossed 34 cities, the 2026-27 circuit volition instrumentality successful Asia, North America, Europe and Latin America.
Tickets for shows successful South Korea, North America and Europe sold retired wrong hours.
