{"id":573668,"date":"2026-04-09T10:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/573668\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T10:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:24:09","slug":"bts-arirang-tour-live-k-pop-stars-take-to-the-stage-to-kick-off-world-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/573668\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS Arirang tour live: K-pop stars take to the stage to kick off world tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The indescribable atmosphere of a BTS showpublished at 10:30 BST<\/p>\n<p>10:30 BST<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-qs9kpv-Contributor etflsgg2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/663f41a7-b82c-4c30-83da-7df60f9edcda.jpg.webp.webp\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\"\/>Mark Savage<br \/>Music correspondent<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fans cheer during the group's comeback concert\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4a829038-3180-43ff-9081-189bb242084a.jpg.webp.webp\"  width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\"\/>Image source, Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">I last saw BTS when they performed at London\u2019s Wembley Stadium in 2019, where they made history as the first K-pop group to headline a UK stadium show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\u201cWembley holds huge significance,\u201d Suga told reporters at a press conference shortly before that show. \u201cSince I was young, when I watched Queen at Live Aid, I have dreamed of performing here. I couldn\u2019t sleep last night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">If he was tired, it didn\u2019t show. For two-and-a-half hours, the band gave us a breakneck run through hits like Boy With Luv, Fire, Dope, Mic Drop and Mikrokosmos, with pin-sharp choreography augmented by pyrotechnics, fireworks, confetti cannons, water jets giant animatronics, and even bouncy castles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Jungkook flew into the crowd on a zip wire during Euphoria, and elicited whoops of approval as he tried out his British accent: \u201cEasy-peasy lemon squeezy\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But what really makes a BTS concert special is the Army, who turn every night into a celebration. In London, some fans even clubbed together to buy BTS\u2019s official lightsticks for less well-off concertgoers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">And the noise they made was louder than a jet engine during take-off. To adults attending this tour, I recommend earplugs!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The indescribable atmosphere of a BTS showpublished at 10:30 BST 10:30 BST Mark SavageMusic correspondent Image source, Getty&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":573669,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[88,216],"class_list":{"0":"post-573668","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=573668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573668\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/573669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=573668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=573668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=573668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}