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K-pop boy band BTS perform onstage during their comeback concert on March 21.Kim Hong-Ji – Pool \/ Getty Images<\/p>\nSEOUL \u2014 K-pop supergroup BTS made their long awaited return to the stage Saturday with a performance at Seoul\u2019s Gwanghwamun Square, marking the band\u2019s first appearance together in nearly four years.<\/p>\n
The seven-member boy group \u2014 Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jung Kook \u2014 reunited after completing mandatory South Korean military service and pursuing solo projects during their hiatus.<\/p>\n
The comeback concert, staged at the historic plaza in central Seoul, comes ahead of an 80-plus-date global tour across the U.S., Europe and Asia.<\/p>\n
K-pop boy band BTS perform onstage during their comeback concert on March 21.Kim Hong-Ji – Pool \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n
BTS were granted special permission by the Korean Heritage Service to perform at Gwanghwamun Square, the main gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace, a landmark dating back to the Joseon Dynasty. Organizers described it as the first major live performance held at the site, with the show also livestreamed globally.<\/p>\n
Fans, known as the \u201cBTS Army,\u201d traveled from around the world to attend.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe haven\u2019t seen them in so long. Having this happen and to be [in Seoul] at the same time feels surreal to me. It feels like the world is celebrating,\u201d said 29-year-old Nina, who declined to provide a last name and traveled from Brisbane, Australia, for the event. \u201cBeing from Australia, because of Covid, we missed out on concerts, so it\u2019s insane to be here and witness our group come back. It\u2019s almost in front of us.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Fans react as they watch the comeback concert of K-pop boy group BTS on a screen at the venue in Seoul on March 21.Jung Yeon-je \/ AFP – Getty Images<\/p>\n
The performance blended contemporary pop with traditional Korean elements. The group took the stage by walking along a historic pathway once used by Joseon Dynasty kings, while parts of the show incorporated hanboks, traditional Korean clothing.<\/p>\n
The set list featured songs from their latest album, \u201cArirang,\u201d released Friday and named after a traditional Korean folk song, alongside global hits including \u201cDynamite\u201d and \u201cButter.\u201d<\/p>\n
Speaking to HYBE, the group\u2019s management company, RM said, \u201cTo maximize the symbolic space of Gwanghwamun, we designed the stage with an open \u2018cube\u2019 structure that ensures an unobstructed view. The key point was to frame both Gwanghwamun and the stage in a single screen without either blocking the other.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite an ankle injury, RM performed with limited movement, with other members joining him during parts of the choreography.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SEOUL \u2014 K-pop supergroup BTS made their long awaited return to the stage Saturday with a performance at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":358402,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,93,61,60],"class_list":["post-358401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358401\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}