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<\/p>\nSEOUL, March 21 \u2014 The world\u2019s biggest boy band BTS reunites Saturday for an open-air comeback concert in the heart of Seoul, expected to draw around 250,000 people and beamed live across the globe.<\/p>\n
AFP asked fans about their favourite of the mega-group\u2019s songs as the seven members are poised to return from a hiatus of almost four years due to by compulsory South Korean military service.<\/p>\n
\u2018Spring Day\u2019<\/p>\n
Sung Young-rok, 45, a South Korean, said the 2017 hit about longing for a loved one through the winter resonated deeply with him, particularly as a traditional Korean painter.<\/p>\n
He would often paint plum blossoms \u2014 one of the four \u201cnoble plants\u201d in traditional Korean art \u2014 admired for enduring the harsh winter and symbolising perseverance and hope.<\/p>\n
And coincidentally, he also often titled his paintings \u201cSpring Day\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m always someone waiting for spring,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cListening to those lyrics, it felt like they were telling my own story.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sung said the lyrics conveyed a sense of sincerity that made the song feel personal to him.<\/p>\n
\u2018Magic Shop\u2019<\/p>\n
Carmen Low, 32, a fan in Malaysia, said the 2018 track about human connection in times of struggle \u2014 and a fan song dedicated to BTS\u2019s supporters \u2014 has been a source of comfort.<\/p>\n
The lyrics in particular \u2014 \u201cOn days I hate being myself, on days I want to disappear forever, let\u2019s make a door inside your heart \u2014 Open the door and this place will await\u201d \u2014 resonated with her.<\/p>\n
To Low, the song \u201crepresents a quiet, safe space within ourselves that we can return to when life feels heavy and overwhelming,\u201d she told AFP.<\/p>\n
\u201cFinding BTS felt a bit like discovering a door \u2014 stumbling upon a place where we feel understood, struggles are acknowledged, and we are gently reminded that we are not alone.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018Answer: Love Myself\u2019<\/p>\n
Gigi Zepmeisel, 44, from the United States, said the 2018 track, centred on self-acceptance, helped her come to terms with who she is.<\/p>\n
The song explores themes of self-forgiveness, resilience and honestly coming to terms with one\u2019s past.<\/p>\n
\u201cI learned that I am ever evolving and that it is OK to be who I am, but equally it\u2019s OK for me to be who I am not,\u201d she told AFP.<\/p>\n
\u201cBTS\u2019s music not only gave me confidence in myself, but gave me a platform to be able to share kindness with the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018Mikrokosmos\u2019<\/p>\n
Youngjoo Shon, a 41-year-old fan from Canada, said the 2019 song about self-realisation remains her favourite.<\/p>\n
The song uses the imagery of stars, each shining in its own way, to explore the idea of self-worth.<\/p>\n
What makes it especially powerful, she told AFP, is that it presents that light \u201cnot as something earned through achievement, but as something inherent to who we are.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt reminds you that even in dark, difficult moments, you don\u2019t have to try to be better – you\u2019re already shining just as you are.\u201d<\/p>\n
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A general view shows the stage set up for BTS\u2019s comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on March 21, 2026. \u2014 AFP pic<\/p>\n
\u2018Black Swan\u2019<\/p>\n
Loukia Kyratzoglou, 48, from Greece, said the 2020 track that deals with themes including purpose and motivation helped her navigate her own life.<\/p>\n
The song, with its introspective lyrics, seen by many as BTS grappling, as artists, with the fear of losing their creative drive for music.<\/p>\n
Kyratzoglou said she was in a \u201crather dark place\u201d when she first discovered the group.<\/p>\n
\u201cListening to that song and hearing them express their own struggles with motivation made me feel more connected to them,\u201d she told AFP.<\/p>\n
\u201cBTS are human beings who face challenges like all of us, yet they still manage to have such a positive influence. That resonated with me deeply and made me admire them even more.\u201d \u2014 AFP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SEOUL, March 21 \u2014 The world\u2019s biggest boy band BTS reunites Saturday for an open-air comeback concert in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":351715,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[171017,146,85,46,171021,171022,409,171018,171019,171020],"class_list":["post-351714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-bts-comeback-concert","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-magic-shop-bts-track","tag-mikrokosmos-self-worth","tag-music","tag-seoul-open-air-concert","tag-south-korean-military-service","tag-spring-day-bts-song"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=351714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/351715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=351714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=351714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}