{"id":400708,"date":"2026-04-19T21:19:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T21:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/400708\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T21:19:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T21:19:14","slug":"bts-returns-to-tokyo-after-7-years-draws-110000-fans-over-2-nights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/400708\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS returns to Tokyo after 7 years, draws 110,000 fans over 2 nights"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"K-pop<\/p>\n

K-pop boy band BTS performs during the Tokyo leg of the group’s “ARIRANG” world tour at Tokyo Dome, Saturday. Courtesy of BigHit Music<\/p>\n

K-pop juggernaut BTS performed to capacity crowds at Tokyo Dome on Friday and Saturday, drawing 110,000 fans over two sold-out nights in the group’s return to the venue since July 2019.<\/p>\n

The shows, part of a world tour tied to the group’s latest album \u201cARIRANG,\u201d marked the septet’s return to one of Japan’s most prominent concert venues after roughly seven years. <\/p>\n

Inside the stadium, fans waved light sticks in coordinated patterns that swept across the arena. Crowd chants grew louder during high-energy hip-hop tracks like \u201cNot Today\u201d and \u201cMIC Drop,\u201d with the audience closely tracking the group’s delivery throughout the sets.<\/p>\n

\"Members<\/p>\n

Members of K-pop boy band BTS, from left, J-Hope, Jimin, V, RM, Jin, Jung Kook and Suga, perform during the Tokyo leg of the group’s “ARIRANG” world tour at Tokyo Dome, Saturday. Courtesy of BigHit Music<\/p>\n

A key moment came during \u201cBody to Body,\u201d the opening track from the group\u2019s latest album. As the song incorporated the melody of the traditional Korean folk song \u201cArirang,\u201d the crowd began singing along in unison, filling the stadium with a chorus that extended beyond the group\u2019s vocals. <\/p>\n

In a press release from BigHit Music, HYBE Labels Chairman Bang Si-hyuk had pointed to the possibility of such a moment emerging during the tour. The members appeared to pause briefly to take in the response before continuing the performance.<\/p>\n

Fans maintained steady engagement through the group’s best-known international hits as well, singing along to \u201cButter\u201d and \u201cDynamite.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"Fans<\/p>\n

Fans of K-pop boy band BTS attend the Tokyo leg of the group’s “ARIRANG” world tour at Tokyo Dome, Saturday. A total of some 110,000 fans filled the venue over two sold-out nights. Courtesy of BigHit Music<\/p>\n

A segment of the show also featured unannounced older material \u2014 a format the group calls a \u201crandom song\u201d sequence \u2014 during which BTS performed Japanese-language releases \u201cCrystal Snow,\u201d from 2017, and \u201cFOR YOU,\u201d from 2015. Both performances drew strong responses, with fans singing along to lyrics from songs released nearly a decade ago.<\/p>\n

The group delivered most of its remarks in Japanese. In prepared statements read to the audience, the members thanked fans for their continued support and said they had missed performing in Tokyo. <\/p>\n

\u201cEven though it’s been a while, you welcomed us with the same cheers and smiles,\u201d the group members said, according to the BigHit release. <\/p>\n

\"K-pop<\/p>\n

K-pop boy band BTS performs during the Tokyo leg of the group’s “ARIRANG” world tour at Tokyo Dome, Saturday. Courtesy of BigHit Music<\/p>\n

The Tokyo dates follow the release of \u201cARIRANG,\u201d the group’s first studio album after all seven members completed mandatory military service. <\/p>\n

BTS is scheduled to continue the tour in the United States, with three performances at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on April 25-26 and 28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"K-pop boy band BTS performs during the Tokyo leg of the group’s “ARIRANG” world tour at Tokyo Dome,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":400709,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[146,85,46,409],"class_list":["post-400708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400708","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=400708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/400709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=400708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=400708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=400708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}