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The K-pop superstar will have to limit movement during Saturday's global livestream from Seoul, which marks BTS' first full-group performance in nearly four years and a major test of Netflix's live ambitions.
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BTS's Seoul homecoming boosts city economy while Netflix claims crown of live concert streaming
On Saturday, BTS took the stage in central Seoul for a large-scale comeback show after a four-year pause, with the performance carried live on Netflix and built around the group's new album rollout. The event mattered beyond music because the city locked down a major downtown corridor to manage a crowd that swelled into the tens of thousands.
K-pop supergroup BTS made their long awaited return to the stage Saturday with a performance at Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square, marking the band’s first appearance together in nearly four years.
Saturday's concert in Seoul saw the group perform their fifth studio album – Arirang – the day after its release.
On Friday, the boy band and global juggernaut BTS released its first album of new music since the pandemic. On Saturday, the group is performing live in central Seoul, the South Korean capital. It’s their first concert in three years,
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Director Hamilton calls BTS live ‘quadruple crown’ achievement
This is what Director Hamish Hamilton, who directed “BTS Comeback Live: Arirang” at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul at 8 p.m. on the 21st, revealed. Hamilton, co-founder of global production company Done + Dusted and dubbed the “king of live events,
The last time BTS performed on “The Tonight Show” happened in 2021 during the group’s BTS takeover. The event amassed nearly 120 million digital views and featured performances of “Butter” and “Permission to Dance.” Since then, Jimin, SUGA, Jung Kook, Jin and j‑hope have each appeared individually on the show.
The boy band last appeared on the late night show as a group in July 2021.