Chris Barrow
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Our correspondent Jake Kwon was at the venue.
The papers here in Seoul dubbed it the return of the kings.
When the seven men in their shiny costumes burst forth on the stage that looked like the triumphal arch, it was the moment the fans had waited for nearly four years.
The concert drew tens of thousands of the band's dedicated fans called ARMY.
Many of them had come from overseas all the way to Seoul's central Gwanghwamun Square.
I'm Veronica.
I'm Amanda.
Okay.
And where are you from?
I'm from Texas.
I'm from Hawaii.
Okay.
So what brings you to Korea today?
BTS, of course.
BTS is everything for us.
What is the appeal of the BTS?
For me, it's so wonderful seeing Asian presence in mainstream media.
I'm actually adopted as an Asian American myself.
The music was a mix of their latest tracks and crowd-pleasing hits like Dynamite and Butter.
There was the singing, the dancing, the light sticks, everything one can hope in a K-pop concert.